2026 year to date vs 2025
2026 through Nov 2, compared with all of 2025.
3,400Deals tracked, 2026 YTD2025 full year: 1,235
65%Strategic buyers1,600 of 2,479 deals with a buyer type
35%Sponsor-backed buyersPrivate equity and investor-backed platforms
2.2xMedian EV/RevenueDisclosed deals only, n=102
Deals tracked reflects DealNet coverage, which widened in 2026, as well as market activity.
Where the deals are
Share of deals tracked by sector. A deal can sit in more than one sector.
2026 YTD2025
Services
21%15%
Consulting
18%8%
Intelligence
18%14%
HRTech
14%27%
Backoffice
10%14%
WorkTech
9%7%
Compliance
8%10%
GRC / RegTech
8%9%
How deals are done, 2026 YTD
Share of acquisitions by structure.
Full acquisition
85%
Asset acquisition
8%
Majority stake
5%
Merger
1%
Who is buying
Strategic 65%Sponsor-backed 35%
Recent public deals
Announced deals from press releases and company news.
| Buyer → target | Type |
|---|---|
| Redesign Health → Treso | Investment |
| Aurora Capital Partners → Softdocs | Acquisition |
| Eftsure → Relish | Acquisition |
| Michpal → Meckano | Acquisition |
| Fishbowl Inventory → Repfabric | Acquisition |
| PlanMember Financial → Remotiv Technologies | Acquisition |
| Erply → Hours | Acquisition |
| Epiq → LitLingo | Acquisition |
| LogObject Group → Planik | Acquisition |
| KANXASHI → Shifop | Acquisition |
| Money Forward → AKASHI | Acquisition |
| Visma → Equality Check | Acquisition |
Go deeper
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