# M&A

The latest news on M&A deals happening in European tech, as well as M&A market trends and insights from companies on the lookout for acquisitions.

'We build them and sell them': Monzo's sale talks reignite fears over Britain's tech exit problem
Analysis
September 28, 2026
'We build them and sell them': Monzo's sale talks reignite fears over Britain's tech exit problem
Reported negotiations sparked a wave of outcry on X
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: Mistral acquires adtech startup Pimento in €12.7m cash-and-shares deal, filings show
Exclusive
September 22, 2026
Exclusive: Mistral acquires adtech startup Pimento in €12.7m cash-and-shares deal, filings show
The deal marks the French scaleup’s third acquisition this year as it continues to build out its offering
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
‘We are in a land grab moment’: Lexroom CEO on the race to buy up legaltechs
Pro
Interview
September 14, 2026
‘We are in a land grab moment’: Lexroom CEO on the race to buy up legaltechs
The Italian legal AI startup has just acquired its first two companies
Tom Nugent
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal
News
September 11, 2026
Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal
The French scaleup says it plans to reach €50m in annual recurring revenues in the next three years
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Hugging Face’s $12.9bn sale is both inspiring and dispiriting for Europe
Pro
Sifted View
September 7, 2026
Hugging Face’s $12.9bn sale is both inspiring and dispiriting for Europe
Nvidia has snapped up the French startup
John Thornhill
Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal for Hugging Face, reports say
News
August 27, 2026
Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal for Hugging Face, reports say
Acquisition would mark significant uptick on $4.5bn valuation achieved in 2023
Martin Coulter
How to avoid founder exit regret
Opinion
August 25, 2026
How to avoid founder exit regret
Most founders spend years planning how to build a company — but far fewer plan what comes after selling it
Anthony Villis
‘When we see an opportunity, we’ll go for it’: Harvey’s VP of EMEA on M&A, hiring, and pushing beyond law
Pro
Interview
July 14, 2026
‘When we see an opportunity, we’ll go for it’: Harvey’s VP of EMEA on M&A, hiring, and pushing beyond law
The US unicorn has launched in new European markets this year with plans to double its headcount in the region by the end of 2026
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
H1’s biggest M&A deals
Pro
Sifted data
July 2, 2026
H1’s biggest M&A deals
A look back at European exits so far this year
Ruggero Di Spigna
Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m
Pro
Exclusive
June 9, 2026
Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m
An independent audit of the operation shows Mistral acquired the Austrian startup in a cash and share deal worth up to €330m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi
News
May 19, 2026
Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi
The move comes as competitors increasingly ‘verticalise’ their offerings with models specialised for certain sectors
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions
Pro
List
May 15, 2026
M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions
A strategy once reserved for incumbents is now filtering down to younger VC-backed startups
Ruggero Di Spigna
Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions
Pro
Interview
May 13, 2026
Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions
The legal tech unicorn has a long list of potential multibillion-dollar acquisition targets
Mimi Billing
SAP agrees to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs
News
May 4, 2026
SAP agrees to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs
The startup raised €9m in early 2025 and will receive more than €1bn in investment in the next four years
Anne Sraders
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
Pro
The big interview
April 8, 2026
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
The Spanish e-commerce darling was recently acquired by Naver in a deal that valued the startup €600m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr
News
March 20, 2026
Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr
The delivery robots startup will become part of the delivery giant’s operations
Tom Nugent
Mistral seals first acquisition deal with cloud startup Koyeb
News
February 17, 2026
Mistral seals first acquisition deal with cloud startup Koyeb
Koyeb’s three cofounders and 13 employees are expected to join Mistral’s engineering team next month
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Cloudflare acquires AI data startup Human Native
Pro
News
January 15, 2026
Exclusive: Cloudflare acquires AI data startup Human Native
Tech giant plans to roll out London-based company’s data marketplace globally
Martin Coulter
Lightspeed-backed Plan A acquired for €55m
News
January 8, 2026
Lightspeed-backed Plan A acquired for €55m
Plan A was part of a cohort of carbon accounting companies which received significant investor interest in 2021 and 2022
Freya Pratty
Accenture to acquire Faculty AI for undisclosed sum
News
January 6, 2026
Accenture to acquire Faculty AI for undisclosed sum
Faculty founder Marc Warner to take CTO role at consultancy giant
Martin Coulter
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Pro
Ranking
December 17, 2025
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Sifted counted 860 startup exits across Europe in 2025, though just 75 had terms that were publicly disclosed
Ruggero Di Spigna
Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn
News
December 11, 2025
Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn
Sifted previously reported Mollie was the frontrunner to acquire payments startup in August
Tom Matsuda
Sequoia-backed Airwallex eyes M&A deals in Europe
Pro
News
November 20, 2025
Sequoia-backed Airwallex eyes M&A deals in Europe
Cofounder of Australian unicorn says handful of startups 'could potentially be acquired' down the line
Tom Matsuda
M&A: The European startups on the hunt for acquisitions
Pro
List
November 5, 2025
M&A: The European startups on the hunt for acquisitions
Sifted lists 14 European startups targeting M&A opportunities, amidst an uptick in activity due to acqui-hiring sprees and roll-ups
Federico Scolari and Jonathan Sinclair

# M&A

'We build them and sell them': Monzo's sale talks reignite fears over Britain's tech exit problem

Exclusive: Mistral acquires adtech startup Pimento in €12.7m cash-and-shares deal, filings show

‘We are in a land grab moment’: Lexroom CEO on the race to buy up legaltechs

Carbon accounting startup Greenly acquires competitor Normative in €65m deal

Hugging Face’s $12.9bn sale is both inspiring and dispiriting for Europe

Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal for Hugging Face, reports say

How to avoid founder exit regret

‘When we see an opportunity, we’ll go for it’: Harvey’s VP of EMEA on M&A, hiring, and pushing beyond law

H1’s biggest M&A deals

Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m

Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi

M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions

Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions

SAP agrees to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs

Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’

Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr

Mistral seals first acquisition deal with cloud startup Koyeb

Exclusive: Cloudflare acquires AI data startup Human Native

Lightspeed-backed Plan A acquired for €55m

Accenture to acquire Faculty AI for undisclosed sum

The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025

Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn

Sequoia-backed Airwallex eyes M&A deals in Europe

M&A: The European startups on the hunt for acquisitions