Find the buyers most likely to be in.
Set a target profile and get the strategic and financial buyers most likely to be relevant, ranked from verified European deal history. Deterministic scoring with published weights, defensible in a kickoff meeting. How the score works
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Sector
The target's industry family
Sub-sector
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
Target size (EV)
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Sector match
Strict keeps only buyers with in-sector deals · Broad admits neighbouring sectors
Geography match
Strict requires deals in the country itself · Broad counts the rest of Europe
Target: Verbit · Deep Tech · Israel · scored as Deep Tech · no country match, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 1,823 verified exits: 21% to sponsors, 74% to corporates and platforms, 4% via IPO, 1% other routes.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 21% (was 21%), corporates and platforms 75% (was 73%), IPO 3% (was 6%).
Recent deals in this marketAFINUM Management GmbH closed Fairbanks (2026) · Alkemia SGR closed Circle Group (2026) · Apax Partners closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners (with NewAlpha) closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners and Inova Capital closed Centor (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · Deep Tech.
Memo view · print-readyRanked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.
Financial buyers 10
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | Axcel | 79Very High | ||||
| 2 | Isai Gestion | 78Very High | ||||
| 3 | Deutsche Beteiligungs | 78Very High | ||||
| 4 | Hg | 78Very High | ||||
| 5 | Oakley Capital | 78Very High | ||||
| 6 | BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital Multi-Asset Continuation Fund | 78Very High | ||||
| 7 | AFINUM Management GmbH | 78Very High | ||||
| 8 | Swanlaab Venture Factory | 78Very High | ||||
| 9 | Nordic Capital | 77Very High | ||||
| 10 | Cipio Partners | 77Very High | ||||
The full shortlist is open, precedents included. Pro adds the working tools.
Export the tiered buyer list to Excel, precedents and timing in the cells · Sourced press links on census add-on deals · Custom scoring weights