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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :pxtra | Germany | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | MLP | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Anorak | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Clark | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Onventis | Germany | Back Office | Acquisition | Keensight | France | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Everdale | Finland | Gaming | Acquisition | Metacore | Finland | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Stoff4you | Germany | Fashion | Acquisition | Frank Walder | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| SparQ | Netherlands | Legal | Acquisition | Corlytics | Ireland | €5.0M | 2023-01 |
| YADO | Spain | Real Estate | Acquisition | Hotdesk | United Arab Emirates | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Trackerbot | Bulgaria | Software | Acquisition | Quadra Group | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Locoia | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Aareon | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Formitable | Netherlands | Platform | Merger | Zenchef | France | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| eatclever | Germany | Food | Acquisition | Peckwater | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Vivelacar | Germany | Transportation | Acquisition | The Platform Group | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Idea Drop | UK | Collaboration | Acquisition | Wazoku | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Fatmap | UK | Platform | Acquisition | Strava | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Tensor Technologies | Switzerland | Fintech | Acquisition | IMC | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| SB Drug Discovery | UK | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Sygnature Discovery | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| ImageWare Systems | United States | Security | Acquisition | Tech5 | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Appletree CI Group | Switzerland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | TFS HealthSciences | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Carl Finance | Germany | Fintech | Merger | DoubleDigit | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Fortes Energy | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | BDR Thermea Group | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| De Krat | Netherlands | Food | Acquisition | Crisp | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| The Healthy Employee | UK | Software | Acquisition | Raiys | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| F1 Solutions | Poland | Software | Acquisition | Auriga | Italy | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| pdv Financial Software | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Main Capital Partners | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Copilot | United States | E-commerce | Acquisition | Vass | Spain | undisclosed | 2023-01 |