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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letting Cloud | UK | Real Estate | Acquisition | Airbnb | United States | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Exoft | Ukraine | Software | Acquisition | Euvic Group | Poland | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| YFood | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Nestle | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Fanvestory | Estonia | Music | Merger | Fairmus | Estonia | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| SpotMe | Switzerland | Events | Acquisition | Swiss Post | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Loop Money | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Tandem Bank | UK | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| LanguageTool | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Learneo | United States | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| conpal | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Utimaco | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Marshall E-Learning | UK | Education | Acquisition | Ciphr | UK | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Truepill | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Phlo | UK | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Assently | Sweden | Back Office | Acquisition | Verified | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Q Analysts | United States | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Qualitest | UK | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Embrace | Sweden | Back Office | Acquisition | Aareon | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Weinclub.com | Switzerland | Food | Acquisition | Rutishauser-DiVino | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Bynco | Netherlands | E-commerce | Acquisition | Automotive MediaVentions | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-04 |
| Woodseer Global | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | OptionMetrics | United States | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Flexfone | Denmark | Telecom | Acquisition | Dstny | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| VertiDrive | Netherlands | Robotics | Acquisition | BlastOne | United States | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Midland Comms | UK | Telecom | Acquisition | Babble | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Cloudstream Technology | UK | Software | Acquisition | Babble | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| ParcelParcel | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | LetMeShip | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Marshall | UK | Music | Acquisition | Zound Industries | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Th3rd | Netherlands | Virtual Reality | Acquisition | Snap | United States | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Group.One | Sweden | Software | Acquisition | Cinven | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| ToLocal | Netherlands | Marketing | Acquisition | HYPR Media | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-03 |