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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SlantRange | United States | Software | Acquisition | Hiphen | France | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Glue42 | UK | Software | Merger | Finsemble | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| TeamClimate | Austria | Cleantech | Acquisition | ClimateTrade | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Helpship | Romania | Transportation | Acquisition | euShipments.com | Bulgaria | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Immedis | Ireland | Fintech | Acquisition | UKG | United States | €514M | 2023-06 |
| lawpilots | Germany | Education | Acquisition | Flex Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Snow Commerce | United States | Software | Acquisition | Printful | Latvia | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| e-THEMIS | France | Software | Acquisition | 4CAD Group | France | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Bourne Digital | Australia | Software | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Bento | Germany | Content | Acquisition | Linktree | Australia | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Arengu | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Okta | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Good Job Games | Türkiye | Gaming | Acquisition | AI Games FZ | United Arab Emirates | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Digitalajanslar.com | Türkiye | Marketing | Acquisition | Edvido | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Tacit | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Cent | United States | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Linktree | Australia | Platform | Acquisition | Bento | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Odin Vision | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Olympus Corporation (Olympus) | United States | €77M | 2023-06 |
| Extrinsica Global | UK | Cloud | Acquisition | iomart | UK | €4.6M | 2023-06 |
| Signitic | France | Security | Acquisition | Sarbacane | France | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Zypho | Portugal | Energy | Acquisition | Ailaxis | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| EkhartYoga | Netherlands | Wellness / Beauty | Acquisition | YogaEasy | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Halito! | Belgium | Events | Acquisition | InviteDesk | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| n11 | Türkiye | Platform | Acquisition | Getir | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| zezam | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Tradedoubler | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Filo | Italy | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Traveler Innovations | Hong Kong | undisclosed | 2023-06 |
| Elatec | Germany | Developer Tools | Acquisition | SGT Capital | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |