Exits & M&A
1,752 of 8,744 exits have a disclosed value (20.0%) — value charts cover disclosed deals only.
Total exits
8,744
8,407 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
7,872 deals
Exits over time
2010–2026 · 8,407 of 8,744 datedDisclosed value by year
2010–2026 · disclosed € onlyExits by type
grouped labelsDeal value bands
1,752 priced dealsExit activity by country — target vs acquiror
top 12 by combined activityWho's buying European tech
acquiror HQ, known onlyTime to exit
2,166 of 8,744 exits w/ a prior roundTop 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 countryAll exits
8,744 matching
| Company | Target country | Sector | Type | Acquiror(s) | Acquiror HQ | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama Energy | Spain | Energy | Acquisition | Camby | Spain | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Softeon | United States | Software | Acquisition | IFS | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Versori | UK | Software | Acquisition | Avalara | United States | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Aryel | Italy | Augmented Reality | Acquisition | Onetag | UK | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| bestfewo.de | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Holidu | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Cargofive | Portugal | Software | Acquisition | cargo.one | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-03 |
| Delio | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | iAltA | United States | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Squarebird | UK | Marketing | Acquisition | The Smarter Web Company | UK | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| NeuWave Medical | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Quantum Surgical | France | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Radiant | UK | Software | Merger | Ori Industries | UK | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Cavalry | UK | Software | Acquisition | Canva | Australia | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Depop | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | eBay | United States | €1.0B | 2026-02 |
| WaschMal | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Blåkläder | Sweden | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| 4CRisk | United States | Software | Acquisition | Cube | UK | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Losant | United States | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | SUSE | Luxembourg | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Qoala | Spain | E-commerce | Acquisition | Royal | Spain | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Pixel Flow | Türkiye | Gaming | Acquisition | Scopely | United States | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| bytewerk | Germany | Security | Acquisition | GBC Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Big Battery Deutschland | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Terralayr | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Firecell | France | Telecom | Merger | Accelleran | Belgium | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Sanity Group | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Organigram | Canada | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Mondra | UK | Cleantech | Merger | inoqo | Austria | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Atto | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Wrisk | UK | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| SchoolMouv | France | Education | Acquisition | sofatutor | Germany | undisclosed | 2026-02 |
| Koyeb | France | Cloud | Acquisition | Mistral AI | France | undisclosed | 2026-02 |