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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genymobile | France | Developer Tools | Acquisition | Shadow | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Craftex | UK | Cleantech | Acquisition | 2San | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Zapproved | United States | Software | Acquisition | Exterro | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Carrot Kitchen | Finland | Food | Acquisition | Chew | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Hub8 | UK | Real Estate | Acquisition | Plexal | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Müller | Netherlands | Logistics | Acquisition | DACHSER | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Qadex | UK | Food | Acquisition | Ideagen | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Clear | UK | Software | Acquisition | ClearCourse | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Intechnica | UK | Merchant Tools | Acquisition | Crosslake Technologies | United States | €17M | 2023-01 |
| NoSmoke | France | Transportation | Acquisition | Kate | France | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Blackford Analysis | UK | Analytics | Acquisition | Bayer | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Passwordless.dev | Sweden | Security | Acquisition | Bitwarden | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| GameDuell | Germany | Gaming | Acquisition | Mobile Premier League | India | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Pick & Pack | Croatia | E-commerce | Acquisition | euShipments | Bulgaria | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Yapster | UK | Software | Acquisition | Sona | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| AbiWare | Belgium | Software | Acquisition | Cevi | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| VanRoey.be | Belgium | Software | Merger | EuroSys | Belgium | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Flexcavo | Germany | Real Estate | Acquisition | Trackunit | Denmark | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Vendre | Sweden | E-commerce | Acquisition | Optimizers | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Bluetick | Netherlands | Legal | Acquisition | Sdu | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| DAPAS | Netherlands | Software | Acquisition | Hyarchis | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Soundmouse | UK | Music | Acquisition | Orfium | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Fondsdepot Bank | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | FNZ | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Bio Energy Coevorden | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | VARO Energy | Switzerland | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Fortytools | Germany | Software | Acquisition | Zvoove Group | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |