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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xams Services | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | ConXioN | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Tech Returners | UK | Education | Acquisition | Northcoders | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Palm Oil Analytics | Singapore | Analytics | Acquisition | Fastmarkets | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| carValoo | Germany | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | Fleet Technology | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Homebox | UK | Energy | Acquisition | Billing Better | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Aistemos | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions | United States | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Peeces | Germany | E-commerce | Acquisition | — | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Complytron | Hungary | Legal | Acquisition | SEON | Hungary | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| BeCommerce | Belgium | E-commerce | Merger | SafeShops.be | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Frankie Health | Ireland | Healthcare | Acquisition | Unmind | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| MailUp | Italy | Software | Acquisition | TeamSystem | Italy | €70M | 2023-02 |
| Social Chain | UK | Marketing | Acquisition | Brave Bison | UK | €8.6M | 2023-02 |
| Etc.venues | UK | Events | Acquisition | Convene | United States | €226M | 2023-02 |
| EnAppSys | UK | Energy | Acquisition | The Riverside Company | United States | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| MINDS-medical | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Synpulse | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Tipstrr | UK | Sports | Acquisition | Planet Sport | UK | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| iMoto | Netherlands | Iot Internetofthings | Acquisition | ULU | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Velocorner | Switzerland | E-commerce | Acquisition | TCS | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Kwarts | Belgium | Artificial Intelligence | Acquisition | DLIMI | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Amossys | France | Security | Acquisition | Almond | France | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Clinerion | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Citeline | United States | undisclosed | 2023-02 |
| Offmade | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Engel & Völkers | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Reo | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Engel & Völkers | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Urchinomics | Netherlands | Cleantech | Acquisition | Cadman Capital Group | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Katoo | Spain | Software | Acquisition | Choco | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |