INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
United States 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
United States 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 here
There was a slight decrease in activity inthe United States , butEurope has really pulled back
European companies have completed 11 percent fewer MA deals YoY.United States and European companies continue to make up the bulk of MA
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 United States , 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
