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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabmo | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Expandi Group | UK | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Mob Box | Belgium | Cleantech | Acquisition | Mbrella | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Webflight | Netherlands | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Ciphix | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Evo | UK | Software | Acquisition | ToolsGroup | United States | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Frichti | France | Logistics | Acquisition | La Belle Vie | France | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Roibox | Latvia | Software | Acquisition | Jakala | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Legal One | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | rightmart Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Liquity | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Recast Software | United States | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| YourKitchen | Netherlands | Food | Acquisition | The Kitchen Dojo | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Agena Tech | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | beleven | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Next Gen Photo Solutions | United States | Software | Acquisition | GotPhoto | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| BlueWillow | United States | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | LimeWire | Austria | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| speechly | Finland | Software | Acquisition | Roblox | United States | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Quaderno | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Craftinsure | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Ripe | UK | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| AskBrian | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | think-cell | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Exalos | Switzerland | Semiconductors | Acquisition | indie | United States | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Adjuto | France | Fintech | Acquisition | FE fundinfo | UK | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| EMRAYS | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Bynder | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Playipp | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Monterro | Sweden | €17M | 2023-09 |
| TrueOcean | Germany | Cleantech | Merger | north.io | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| PayPad | Türkiye | Fintech | Acquisition | HotelRunner | United States | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Toucan | United States | Education | Acquisition | Babbel | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Targomo | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Casafari | Portugal | undisclosed | 2023-09 |
| Unifai | France | Software | Acquisition | Akeneo | France | undisclosed | 2023-09 |