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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIE Kinetix | Netherlands | Back Office | Acquisition | SPS Commerce | United States | €68M | 2023-07 |
| StorTrec | Germany | Hardware | Acquisition | Jiliti | France | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Infare | Denmark | Analytics | Acquisition | OAG | UK | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Tanist | UK | Software | Acquisition | Acronyms | UK | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Hardwood Market Report | United States | Analytics | Acquisition | Fastmarkets | UK | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Bicircular | Spain | Transportation | Acquisition | Bike Club | UK | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| TradersYard | Austria | Fintech | Acquisition | Andromeda Capital Partners Suisse | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| AgenaTrader | Austria | Fintech | Acquisition | Andromeda Capital Partners Suisse | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Coachview | Netherlands | Education | Acquisition | Paragin Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Imperva | United States | Security | Acquisition | Thales | France | €3.3B | 2023-07 |
| Group Reservation System | Italy | Travel | Acquisition | Civitfun | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Altas Technologies | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | IMC | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Moqod | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Opinov8 | UK | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Cheops | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | Checkers Capital | France | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Techland | Poland | Gaming | Acquisition | Tencent | China | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| MNG Cargo | Türkiye | Logistics | Acquisition | DHL Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| With Intelligence | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Motive Partners | United States | €462M | 2023-07 |
| CROWD | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Tikehau Capital | France | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Blue Idea | Denmark | Marketing | Acquisition | F24 Nordics | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Renti Plus | Latvia | Platform | Acquisition | Sixt | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| MentorMate | United States | Software | Acquisition | Tietoevry | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| GoOut.net | Czech Republic | Events | Acquisition | Piletilevi Group | Estonia | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| ReseaTech | Switzerland | Agritech | Acquisition | Bürkert Fluid Control Systems | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Resurface.io | United States | Security | Acquisition | Graylog | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-07 |
| Marmalade | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | Ecommerce One | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-07 |