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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telia Talous | Finland | Back Office | Acquisition | Orbyt | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Radius Technologies | Ireland | Software | Acquisition | Ekco | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Straatweg Group | Netherlands | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Arcola | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Sowefund | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Founders Future | France | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Bzzt | Sweden | Energy | Merger | MoveByBike | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Springlane | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Handel | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Picturae | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Vitec Software Group | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Brick Institute | Türkiye | Education | Acquisition | Userspots | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Piñata | Finland | Gaming | Acquisition | Metacore Games | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| StratumFive | UK | Transportation | Acquisition | Pole Star Global | UK | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Suomma | Spain | Real Estate | Acquisition | VIVLA | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Kide Science | Finland | Education | Acquisition | Accelerate Learning | United States | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Cloud8 | UK | Software | Acquisition | Benefex | UK | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Processfive | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | xxllnc | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Wiferion | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Puls | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Paydora Finance | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Dock Financial | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Storytellers | UK | Platform | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Amiga | Serbia | Energy | Acquisition | Beam Global | United States | €10M | 2023-10 |
| EyeEm | Germany | Content | Acquisition | Freepik | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| DriveShare | United States | Transportation | Acquisition | Drive Co | UK | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| aidhere | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sidekick Health | Iceland | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| LiveCall | Poland | Software | Acquisition | CallPage | Poland | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| SoundAware | Netherlands | Events | Acquisition | GEMA | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| Paus | UK | Software | Acquisition | CINDIE | United States | undisclosed | 2023-10 |
| EcoMundo | France | Cleantech | Acquisition | Lisam Systems | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-10 |