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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citymapper | UK | Consumer Productivity | Acquisition | Via | United States | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Benefitsy | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Hrmony | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Synalcom | France | Fintech | Merger | Qori | France | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Joboti | Netherlands | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Textkernel | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Ludus Education Technologies | Türkiye | Education | Acquisition | Kidolog | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| tinyclues | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Splio | France | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| AdBirds | Netherlands | Marketing | Acquisition | Happy Horizon | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Haru | UK | Fashion | Acquisition | Responsible | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Augmenta | Greece | Agritech | Acquisition | CNH Industrial | UK | €102M | 2023-03 |
| Sooqr | Netherlands | E-commerce | Acquisition | Spotler Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Silicon Valley Bank UK | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | HSBC UK | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Deem | United States | Travel | Acquisition | Travelport | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Varshyp Design | Bulgaria | Transportation | Acquisition | Breeze Ship Design | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| syska | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | enventa Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Remion | Finland | Telecom | Acquisition | Normet | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| MPLA | Czech Republic | Transportation | Acquisition | EasyPark Group | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Molo | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | ColCap | Australia | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| TravelCompositor | Spain | Back Office | Acquisition | Travelsoft | France | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Podspace | Sweden | Content | Acquisition | Third Ear | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| GenoData | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Foconis | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| 3K Agentur | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | WPP | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Comma | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Weavr | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| London Reporting House | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Kaizen Reporting | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| ProSolution | Austria | Software | Acquisition | zvoove Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Comma Payments | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Weavr | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |