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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecedo | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Energy21 | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Magazino | Germany | Robotics | Acquisition | Jungheinrich | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Yescapa | France | Travel | Merger | Goboony | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Fram Venture 7 | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | GoLogiq | United States | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Jules Energy | Netherlands | Cloud | Acquisition | Energy21 | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Broad Reach Power | United States | Energy | Acquisition | Engie | France | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Assessio | Sweden | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Pollen Street Capital | UK | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Lender & spender | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | auxmoney | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| PikeTec | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Synopsys | United States | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| KineMatik | Ireland | Back Office | Acquisition | OpenText | Canada | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Woorton | France | Fintech | Acquisition | B2C2 | UK | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Charge Amps | Sweden | Energy | Acquisition | NaaS Technology | United States | €61M | 2023-08 |
| On Charge | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | Wirelane | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Integral Partners | United States | Security | Acquisition | Xalient | UK | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Kamupak | Finland | Cleantech | Merger | &Repeat | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Active Ants | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | Bpost | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Griffeye | Sweden | Platform | Acquisition | Magnet Forensics | Canada | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Route Mobile | India | Cloud | Acquisition | Proximus | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Change Group | Estonia | Fintech | Acquisition | Andromeda Capital | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| W2 Global Data Solutions | UK | Software | Acquisition | FullCircl | UK | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Coinpass | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | OANDA Corporation | Canada | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Emapsite | UK | Software | Acquisition | ldox plc | UK | €18M | 2023-08 |
| Payday | Iceland | Software | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| OpenTeleHealth | Denmark | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Doccla | UK | undisclosed | 2023-08 |
| Detego | Austria | Software | Acquisition | syspro | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-08 |