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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EatsReady | Italy | Food | Acquisition | Coverflex | Portugal | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Cabel IP | Italy | Fintech | Acquisition | Scalapay | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| FWMFL | Germany | Content | Acquisition | Olympia-Verlag | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| GaN Systems | Canada | Energy | Acquisition | Infineon | Germany | €781M | 2023-03 |
| VillaCircle | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Myne | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Siilo | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Doctolib | France | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Amodo | Croatia | Fintech | Acquisition | Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) | United States | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| BrandLoyalty | Netherlands | E-commerce | Acquisition | Opportunity Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Hornetdrive | Germany | Cloud | Acquisition | TeamDrive | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| LogPoint | Denmark | Analytics | Acquisition | Summa Equity | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Xinvento | Netherlands | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| TorAlarm | Germany | Sports | Acquisition | Bild Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Factor Eleven | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | Armira | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Cryomech | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Bluefors | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Aim | UK | Marketing | Acquisition | brandXchange | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| Nomentia | Finland | Fintech | Acquisition | Inflexion | UK | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| 4scotty | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | WeAreDevelopers | Austria | undisclosed | 2023-03 |
| PayComent | Spain | Fintech | Acquisition | Nexi | Italy | €280M | 2023-02 |
| i2x | Germany | Marketing | Acquisition | SSF Technologies | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Equativ | France | Marketing | Acquisition | Bridgepoint | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| AYLIEN | Ireland | Analytics | Acquisition | Quantexa | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| evpass | Switzerland | Energy | Acquisition | Shell AG | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Maglab | Switzerland | Energy | Acquisition | CTS Corporation | United States | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Netopsie | Germany | Telecom | Acquisition | beaconsmind | Switzerland | €500k | 2023-02 |
| The Hub | Norway | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | Mesh | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-02 |