M&A 12 articles

Defense Tech

Defense Giant Rheinmetall to Acquire Croatian DOK-ING in a Record M&A for Regional Defense

By Ana Marija Kostanic 4 March 2026 4 mins read

Rheinmetall AG, the Düsseldorf-based defence technology group, has acquired a 51% majority stake in Zagreb-headquartered […]

Leadership

Identity After the Merger: A Case Study on Turning the Strengths of Seven Companies Into One Coherent Story

By Etien Yovchev 11 December 2025 8 mins read

Brand is often treated as surface. An afterthought added after direction, structure, and strategy are […]

M&A

OpenAI to Acquire Polish neptune.ai to Strengthen Its AI Training Infrastructure

By Lenka Vranová 4 December 2025 2 mins read

OpenAI entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Polish neptune.ai, a metrics dashboard platform founded […]

AI

From Seed to Exit: Croatian-Founded SplxAI Acquired by Cloud Behemoth Zscaler

By Ana Marija Kostanic 3 November 2025 3 mins read

SplxAI, the fast-rising Croatian-founded company specializing in securing AI applications and large language models (LLMs), […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Cat Longevity, Laser Weeds, and Drone Swarms

By Lenka Vranová 3 October 2025 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

Founder's School

Why Brilliant Products Still Fail to Raise Capital

By Dimitar Karastoyanov 30 September 2025 4 mins read

Attracting Investors: Practical Legal Advice for Startups and Scale-ups Founders in CEE are sitting on […]

Ecosystem

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Big Bets, Bigger Valuations

By Lenka Vranová 22 August 2025 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

News

Exadel Signs Agreement to Acquire Anthill, Strengthening Engineering Capabilities in Europe

By The Recursive 23 June 2025 2 mins read

Bulgarian software engineering company Anthill is set to be acquired by global digital engineering company […]

M&A

Bonapp and Munch Merge to Further Reduce Food Waste in Central and Eastern Europe

By Elena Ghinita 11 February 2025 2 mins read

Romanian startup Bonapp and Hungarian startup Munch have announced a merger to expand their efforts […]

M&A

Croatian Repsly Acquired by US Investment Firm Cuadrilla

By Ana Marija Kostanic 15 January 2025 3 mins read

Repsly, the cloud-based retail execution software provider based in Zagreb, Croatia, has been acquired by […]

AI

Photoneo’s Cutting-Edge 3D Vision Technology to Power Zebra’s Automation Solutions

By The Recursive 30 December 2024 3 mins read

Photoneo Brightpick Group, renowned for its 3D technology and AI robotics, has entered into a […]

M&A

Benefit Systems, a MultiSport Owner, Enters Mental Health Space with Wellbee Acquisition

By Ana Marija Kostanic 20 November 2024 3 mins read

In a nutshell: Benefit Systems acquired a 69.8% stake in Wellbee, Polish mental health and […]