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Top mergers and acquisitions in Europe in April 2026

Every verified merger and acquisition involving Europe in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.

We tracked 27 deals involving Europe in April 2026, 20 of them with a disclosed value, worth $78.3bn in total. The largest was KONE Corporation's $34.4bn deal for TK Elevator (TKE), ahead of Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange and SFR (Altice France assets) at $24bn.

Top mergers and acquisitions in Europe in April 2026

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  1. 129 AprKONE Corporation → TK Elevator (TKE)KONE agrees €29.4bn deal to combine with TK ElevatorIndustrials / Elevators and escalatorsIn review$34.4bn
  2. 217 AprBouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange → SFR (Altice France assets)Bouygues, Iliad and Orange agree €20.35bn carve-up of SFRTelecom / Mobile and fixed networksIn review$24bn
  3. 37 AprGilead Sciences, Inc. → Tubulis GmbHGilead agrees up to US$5bn deal for TubulisHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$3.2bn
  4. 415 AprStandard Life plc → Aegon UK plcStandard Life agrees £2bn deal for Aegon UKFinancials / Pensions and savingsAgreed$2.7bn
  5. 515 AprESCO Technologies Inc. → Megger Group LimitedESCO agrees US$2.35bn deal for MeggerIndustrials / Electrical test equipmentAgreed$2.4bn
  6. 627 AprApollo funds → Forvia Interiors Business GroupApollo agrees €1.82bn carve-out of Forvia's interiors businessIndustrials / Automotive componentsAgreed$2.1bn
  7. 77 AprTinicum and Blackstone (Zeus UK Bidco) → Senior plcTinicum and Blackstone agree £1.4bn takeover of aerospace engineer SeniorIndustrials / Aerospace componentsCompleted$1.9bn
  8. 829 AprAmadeus IT Group, S.A. → IDEMIA Public Security (IPS)Amadeus agrees €1.2bn deal for IDEMIA Public SecurityTechnology / Biometrics and identityAgreed$1.6bn
  9. 913 AprHexagon AB → Waygate TechnologiesHexagon agrees US$1.45bn deal for Waygate TechnologiesTechnology / Inspection and non-destructive testingAgreed$1.5bn
  10. 1023 AprAdyen N.V. → Talon.One GmbHAdyen agrees €750m deal for Talon.OneTechnology / Loyalty and promotions softwareCompleted$880m
  11. 1117 AprPremier Energy PLC → Evryo Group (Distribuție Energie Oltenia)Premier Energy agrees €700m deal for EvryoEnergy / Electricity distributionAgreed$830m
  12. 1221 AprArum S.p.A. and Dompé Holdings S.r.l. → B.F. S.p.A.Arum and Dompé take B.F. to 88% with €666m offerConsumer / AgrifoodCompleted$784m
  13. 1321 AprEnagás, S.A. → Teréga (31.5% stake)Enagás agrees €573m deal for 31.5% of TerégaEnergy / Gas transmission and storageCompleted$674m
  14. 1413 AprRevenio Group Oyj → Visionix (LT International SAS)Revenio agrees €290m deal for VisionixHealthcare / Ophthalmic diagnosticsCompleted$339m
  15. 1516 AprCharterhouse Capital Partners (CCP Paw 2) → Animalcare Group plcCharterhouse agrees £235m take-private of veterinary group AnimalcareHealthcare / Veterinary pharmaceuticalsCompleted$320m
  16. 1629 AprDöhler Group SE → Treatt plcDöhler agrees £183m deal for TreattConsumer / Flavours and ingredientsCompleted$247m
  17. 1716 AprMarubeni Corporation (SmartestEnergy Limited) → Factor Energia, S.A. (85%)Marubeni buys 85% of Factorenergia for €204mEnergy / Power and gas retailCompleted$240m
  18. 1827 AprTriton Fund 6 and Bolero (TriCarbs BidCo) → Cint Group ABTriton-backed consortium bids SEK 2bn to take Cint privateTechnology / Market research softwareCompleted$220m
  19. 199 AprSTRABAG UK Limited (STRABAG SE) → Van Elle Holdings plcSTRABAG agrees £58.8m deal for Van ElleIndustrials / Geotechnical engineeringCompleted$79m
  20. 2030 AprSanoma Corporation → Vicens VivesSanoma buys Vicens Vives for €40mMedia / Educational publishingCompleted$47m
  21. 217 AprTriton Fund 6 → Integris CompositesTriton agrees to buy armour maker Integris Composites from AgilitasIndustrials / Defence compositesAgreedUndisclosed
  22. 228 AprAccenture plc → Keepler Data TechAccenture buys Spanish AI specialist KeeplerTechnology / AI and data servicesCompletedUndisclosed
  23. 2311 AprDIAFA → Richard Caring hospitality portfolio (The Ivy Collection, Caprice Holdings, The Birley Clubs)DIAFA takes majority stake in Richard Caring's Ivy and Annabel's empireConsumer / Restaurants and private members' clubsCompletedUndisclosed
  24. 2413 AprEurazeo → Netco GroupEurazeo buys majority of conveyor maintenance group Netco from ArdianIndustrials / Maintenance servicesCompletedUndisclosed
  25. 2521 AprAirbus SE (Airbus Defence and Space) → QuarkslabAirbus agrees deal for French cybersecurity firm QuarkslabTechnology / CybersecurityCompletedUndisclosed
  26. 2624 AprCohere Inc. → Aleph Alpha GmbHCohere agrees to combine with Aleph AlphaTechnology / Artificial intelligenceAgreedUndisclosed
  27. 2724 AprHOF Capital-led consortium (with BlueFive Capital) → Bugatti Rimac (45%) and Rimac Group (20.6%) stakesPorsche sells Bugatti Rimac stakes to HOF Capital-led consortiumConsumer / Luxury carsAgreedUndisclosed