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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility Mixx | Netherlands | Transportation | Acquisition | Gaiyo | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Booksy | Poland | Beauty | Acquisition | Siena Secondary Fund | Estonia | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| AmaraNZero | Spain | Cleantech | Buyout | Cinven | Spain | €270M | 2023-05 |
| Winsight | United States | Marketing | Acquisition | Informa | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Eduflow | Denmark | Education | Acquisition | Multiverse | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| SAMITO | Poland | E-commerce | Acquisition | Grupa Wirtualna Polska | Poland | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Keepeek | France | Software | Acquisition | Papirfly | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Arma Partners | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Mediobanca | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Beniva Consulting Group | Canada | Software | Acquisition | SoftwareOne | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Metaco | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | Ripple | United States | €231M | 2023-05 |
| Judopay | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Fabrick | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| MetrixLab | Netherlands | Analytics | Acquisition | Toluna | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Bright | Netherlands | Marketing | Acquisition | PXR | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Reward Gateway | UK | Back Office | Acquisition | Edenred | France | €1.3B | 2023-05 |
| Krauthammer | Netherlands | Education | Acquisition | Lepaya | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| LastMileXchange | UK | Telecom | Acquisition | Connectbase | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| AIOPSGROUP | Bulgaria | Software | Acquisition | Valantic | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Advinans | Sweden | Fintech | Merger | Nordea | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| G2K | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | ServiceNow | United States | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| ichkoche.at | Austria | Food | Acquisition | Happy Plates | Austria | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| whyaye | UK | Platform | Acquisition | EY | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Pliance | Sweden | Fintech | Acquisition | Verified | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Beastly | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Biggie Group | France | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Euractiv | Belgium | Platform | Acquisition | Mediahuis | UK | undisclosed | 2023-05 |
| Peat | Germany | Agritech | Acquisition | Helm | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-05 |