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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyDr | Poland | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | DocPlanner | Poland | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Projectmates | United States | Software | Acquisition | Hexagon | Sweden | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Equadex | France | Cloud | Acquisition | inherent Group | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Bungalow Booker | Netherlands | Travel | Acquisition | Campings.com | Netherlands | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Twelve Bio | Denmark | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Ensoma | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| 27pilots | Germany | Analytics | Acquisition | Deloitte | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| BuchhaltungsButler | Germany | Back Office | Acquisition | Visma | Norway | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Kyckr | UK | Legal | Acquisition | WiseTech Global | Australia | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Capbase | United States | Software | Acquisition | Deel | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| SilverStorm | Spain | Analytics | Acquisition | Thirdera | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Poplin Data | Australia | Analytics | Acquisition | Snowplow | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| The Hub | UK | Software | Acquisition | CUBE | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Habyt | Germany | Real Estate | Merger | Common | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Alcedis | Germany | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Huma Therapeutics | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Instadeep | UK | Back Office | Acquisition | BioNTech | Germany | €410M | 2023-01 |
| Verogen | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | QIAGEN | Netherlands | €140M | 2023-01 |
| Tap Global | Gibraltar | Fintech | IPO | — | — | €3.5M | 2023-01 |
| Albireo | United States | Medical / Healthcare | Acquisition | Ipsen | France | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| MindBehind | Türkiye | E-commerce | Acquisition | Insider | Türkiye | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| Finstreet | Germany | Fintech | Acquisition | Fintus | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| SKS Group | Germany | Legal | Acquisition | Accenture | Ireland | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| The Agency Worx | United States | Jobs Recruitment | Acquisition | WorkGenius | Germany | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| CMME | UK | Fintech | Acquisition | Onedome | UK | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| DIMOCO Messaging | Liechtenstein | Telecom | Acquisition | Tofane Global | France | undisclosed | 2023-01 |
| S4 Energy | Netherlands | Energy | Acquisition | CCI | United States | undisclosed | 2023-01 |