Analysis

October 10, 2023

M&A makes a strong comeback in DACH — according to new report

Growth funding and the number of new unicorns in DACH are down, but M&A is on the up

Like other European ecosystems, the DACH region — home to unicorns such as Personio, Bitpanda and Celonis —  has taken a hit over the past year. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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