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SEC2SV European Innovation Day
Computer History Museum, Mountain View (CA)
September 12, 2016
Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge
Twitter: @aonetti
STARTUP TRANSATLANTIC M&AS
EU VS US
ARE THESE BELIEFS TRUEOR JUST MORE OF THE MANY
SILICON VALLEY
MYTHS?
Acquisitions have played a central role in Silicon Valley’s success
Buying startups is one of the fastest ways for companies
to embrace disruption and keep innovating
ARE U.S. AND SILICON VALLEYCOMPANIES MORE ACQUISITIVE?
New research by Mind the Bridge + CrunchBase
15,230 M&A transactions completed since 2012
6,414 startup acquisitions
5,925 performed by US and European companies
STARTUP TRANSATLANTIC M&AS
US VS EU
US AND EUROPEAN COMPANIES
FOCUS THEIR M&A ACTIVITY IN THE US AND EUROPE
US COMPANIES ACQUIRE 4X
STARTUPS THAN EU COMPANIES
US STARTUPS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN EUROPEAN ONES
44% OF EUROPEAN STARTUPS ACQUIRED BY US
COMPANIES
THE TOP 15 ACQUIRERS ARE ALL US
11 ARE FROM THE SILICON VALLEY
THE FIRST EUROPEAN
COMPANY IS SAP (33RD)
THE TOP 15 US COMPANIES
ACQUIRE 6X
THE TOP 15 MOST ACTIVE
EUROPEAN COMPANIES
HAVE ACQUIRED
APPROXIMATELY THE
SAME NUMBER OF
STARTUPS THAN GOOGLE
LONDON IS THE EXIT CAPITAL FOR EUROPE(NO PUN INTENDED)
NOT ALL ECOSYSTEMS SHOW
A POSITIVE M&A BALANCE
BETWEEN
THE SELL (EXITS) AND
BUY (ACQUISITIONS) SIDE
THANK YOU
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT ON
WWW.MINDTHEBRIDGE.COM/RESEARCH
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