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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSS | Switzerland | Cleantech | Acquisition | Inflexion | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| uittypt.nl | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Amberscript | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| abtipper.de | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Amberscript | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| FleetMon | Germany | Platform | Acquisition | Kpler | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| DimeTyd | United States | Platform | Acquisition | Threecolts | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| MarineTraffic | UK | Platform | Acquisition | Kpler | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Milrem Robotics | Estonia | Robotics | Acquisition | EDGE | United Arab Emirates | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Myflexbox | Austria | Logistics | Acquisition | Star Capital | UK | €75M | 2023-02 |
| Ignium | Estonia | Fintech | Acquisition | Coinmetro | Estonia | €4.0M | 2023-02 |
| Ampler Bikes | Estonia | Transportation | Acquisition | Kõu Mobility Group | Estonia | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Chatchamp | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | trbo | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Dropp | Germany | Logistics | Acquisition | Arive | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| HyGear | Netherlands | Deeptech | Acquisition | HoSt Groep | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| True Wills | UK | Legal | Acquisition | Wahed | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| iWill Solicitors | UK | Legal | Acquisition | Wahed | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Xperiti | United States | Analytics | Acquisition | Ipsos | France | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Street Pro | Germany | Sports | Acquisition | Socceretics | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Toposens | Germany | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | Mey Industry | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| feedr | UK | Food | Acquisition | EatFirst | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Total Design | Belgium | Marketing | Acquisition | M80 | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Nessi | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | Aiden | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| TymNet | Belgium | Events | Acquisition | Citymesh | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Searchmetrics | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Conductor | United States | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Ment | Finland | Legal | Acquisition | M-Files | United States | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| ifsam | Luxembourg | Fintech | Acquisition | FNZ | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |