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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReMat | Italy | Cleantech | Acquisition | Iren Group | United States | €3.5M | 2023-06 |
| Luko | France | Fintech | Acquisition | Admiral Group | UK | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Stylefile | Germany | Fashion | Acquisition | Defshop | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Atoss | Germany | Software | Acquisition | General Atlantic | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Inergy | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | ilionx | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Wargraphs | France | Gaming | Acquisition | M.O.B.A. Network | Sweden | €50M | 2023-06 |
| Novelpay | Poland | Fintech | Acquisition | Market Pay | France | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Privitar | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Informatica | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Nucoro | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Backbase | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| One Hiring | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | ECM | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Climate for Life | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | NIBE | Sweden | €640M | 2023-06 |
| RecruitNow | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | zvoove Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Univera | Türkiye | Software | Acquisition | Param | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Seervision | Switzerland | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Q-SYS | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| LiteBit | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | Bitvavo | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Vizolution | UK | Marketing | Acquisition | Lightico | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Anderson Optimization | United States | Energy | Acquisition | PVcase | Lithuania | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Kuario | Netherlands | Fintech | Acquisition | XMDS Holding | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Cleversoft | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Levine Leichtman Capital Partners | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Eve Systems | Germany | Energy | Acquisition | ABB | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| IrriWatch | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Hydrosat | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Expensya | France | Publisher Tools | Acquisition | Medius | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Hoverstate | Italy | Software | Acquisition | SoftServe | Ukraine | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Keller Sports | Germany | Sports | Acquisition | WeSports | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| wevest Digital AG | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | EV Digital Invest | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |