Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,750 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,750
8,413 dated (2010–2026 in charts), 337 undated
Disclosed value
€1126B
1,752 deals priced
Disclosure rate
20.0%
share with a € figure
Most common type
Acquisition
7,878 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,413 of 8,750 datedExits over time — interactive chart.
Disclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyDisclosed exit value by year — interactive chart.
Exits by type
grouped labelsExits by type — interactive chart.
Deal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit value bands — interactive chart.
Exit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityExit activity by country — interactive chart.
Who's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyWho's buying European tech — interactive chart.
Time to exit
2,166 of 8,750 exits w/ a prior roundTime to exit — interactive chart.
Top acquirors of European tech
by European companies acquired · light name-normalization| # | Acquiror | HQ | European exits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | Ireland | 73 |
| 2 | Visma | Norway | 41 |
| 3 | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | 25 |
| 4 | Apple | United States | 22 |
| 5 | United States | 19 | |
| 6 | Intel Capital | United States | 18 |
| 7 | Delivery Hero | Germany | 17 |
| 8 | Klarna | Sweden | 17 |
| 9 | Axel Springer | Germany | 16 |
| 10 | Cisco | United States | 14 |
| 11 | Microsoft | United States | 14 |
| 12 | ProSiebenSat1 Media SE | Germany | 13 |
| 13 | Mail.ru Group | Russia | 13 |
| 14 | Spotify | Sweden | 13 |
| 15 | IBM | United States | 13 |
| 16 | Just Eat | UK | 12 |
| 17 | United States | 12 | |
| 18 | Embracer Group | Sweden | 12 |
| 19 | eBay | United States | 12 |
| 20 | Cinven | UK | 12 |
Exits by target country
European targets · click a countryExits by target country — interactive chart.
All exits
8,750 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUX | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | ABN AMRO | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| EasyGo | Ireland | Energy | Acquisition | Rubicon Capital Advisors | United States | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Dsflow | France | Energy | Acquisition | TotalEnergies | France | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| NASH Renewables | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | TotalEnergies | France | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Predictive Layer | Switzerland | Energy | Acquisition | TotalEnergies | France | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Alpine Research Optics | United States | Deeptech | Acquisition | Altechna | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Veertly | Switzerland | Events | Acquisition | Swisscom | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Oda | Norway | E-commerce | Acquisition | QUALITAS FUNDS | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Stablex | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | Ak Yatırım | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Smart Metering Systems | UK | Energy | Acquisition | KKR | United States | €1.6B | 2023-12 |
| Schlager.de | Germany | Music | Acquisition | Funke Digital | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Kilos ade | Germany | Sports | Acquisition | Fit-Up | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Medexprim | France | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | BC Platforms | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Bluecube | UK | Security | Acquisition | Ekco | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Endless Gain | UK | E-commerce | Acquisition | Columbus A/S | Denmark | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| 7Devs | Ukraine | Software | Acquisition | Euvic Group | Poland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| etailer | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Stellavent | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Roam.ai | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Echo Analytics | France | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Amicable | UK | Agency | Acquisition | Octopus Money | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Cubic Telecom | Ireland | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Softbank Corp | Japan | €473M | 2023-12 |
| — | — | — | Acquisition | Softbank Corp | Japan | €473M | 2023-12 |
| Future Mind | Poland | Software | Acquisition | Solita | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| iHotelligence | Ireland | Software | Acquisition | RoomRaccoon | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| MyCustomer | UK | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | CX Today | UK | undisclosed | 2023-12 |
| Volta Trucks | Sweden | Transportation | Acquisition | Luxor Capital Group | United States | undisclosed | 2023-12 |