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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasco | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | Rexel | France | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| aptone | Germany | Music | Acquisition | Cyanite | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| summ-it | Poland | Analytics | Acquisition | Smarketer | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Elevate Brands | United States | E-commerce | Acquisition | SellerX | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Parcelsea | Estonia | Logistics | Acquisition | Omniva | Estonia | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Green Mobility Holding | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | Rivean Capital | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Einr AS | Norway | Logistics | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Nestpick | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Blueground | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Vamos | Germany | Directory | Acquisition | Jodel | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Voog | Estonia | Software | Acquisition | TextMagic AS | Estonia | €1.3M | 2023-05 |
| Invoke | France | Software | Acquisition | Regnology | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Scribox | Italy | Marketing | Acquisition | Contents.com | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Turnstone Communications | Belgium | Marketing | Acquisition | QbD Group | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| EBS | Poland | Security | Acquisition | Alarm.com | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| ChainPoint | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Source Intelligence | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| NETOPIA | Romania | Fintech | Acquisition | Innova Capital | Poland | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| spaceOS | Poland | Platform | Acquisition | Equiem | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Semantic Evolution | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Fimatix | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Bright.nl | Netherlands | Content | Acquisition | PXR | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Nooco | France | Cleantech | Acquisition | Deepki | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| AirCourts | Portugal | Sports | Acquisition | Playtomic | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Eologix | Austria | Energy | Merger | Ping Services | Australia | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Homelike | Germany | Real Estate | Merger | QGN | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Airside Mobile | United States | Security | Acquisition | Onfido | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Phyre | Bulgaria | Fintech | Acquisition | Paybetics | Bulgaria | undisclosed | 2023-05 |