INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
tech companies continue to be the most active acquirers in the world, says a new report from Crunchbase andMind the Bridge.The pair crunched
data on 22,000 startup exits since 2010, recording about 4,200 so far this year
companies, though less active this year than last, have acquired approximately 2x more startups than their European counterparts.Overall,
2018 is a flat year for MA activity, despite a record-setting 2017.Here are a few key takeaways from the report, which you can read in full
There was a slight decrease in activity inthe U.S., butEurope has really pulled back
European companies have completed 11 percent fewer MA deals YoY.U.S
and European companies continue to make up the bulk of MA deals
More than three-quarters of the transactions and the money spent involved startups from North America and Europe
Twenty-two of the top 30 world acquirers are from the U.S., whichremains the most active acquirer of European startups, though Europe is
closing the gap.Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft are the world most active acquirers.The most active European acquirer is Paris-based
Publicis Groupe, which is 20th on the list of top global acquirers
That a step up from last year, when the most active European acquirer was Germany SAP — 33rd on the list.European companies are
increasingly buying more of their European counterparts
This year, 81 percent of European acquisitions were domestic versus 75 percent last year.Of the startups that exited, 55 percent were
between five and 15 years old and had raised between $10 million and $100 million.US buyers gorge on startups while Europeans nibble
