A consortium of private equity firm Advent International, FedEx, A&R Investments and PPF Group has agreed to a take-private of parcel locker operator InPost for €7.8 billion.
InPost operates a large European parcel locker and pick-up network, positioning it as a lower-cost alternative to traditional last-mile delivery.
Weil has landed a high-profile European M&A mandate, advising a buying consortium led by private equity giant Advent and FedEx on its €7.8 billion take-private of Amsterdam-listed parcel locker operator InPost, in a rare European public-to-private in the logistics sector.
InPost at a glance
InPost was founded in Poland in 1999 and has built a parcel locker and pick-up network across multiple European locations. The company IPO’d in Amsterdam in 2021 and has expanded rapidly, positioning its locker network as a lower-cost alternative to traditional last-mile delivery.
The consortium plans to build on the existing strategy, expanding its European footprint across France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Benelux and the UK.
Following completion, expected in the second half of 2026, InPost and FedEx plan to enter into arm’s length commercial agreements, subject to antitrust clearance.
The plan is to connect FedEx’s customer network with InPost’s European parcel locker and last-mile infrastructure, while the businesses remain operationally independent. InPost will maintain its headquarters in Poland.
Advising
The Weil team advising the consortium is led by a London team including corporate partners Lewis Blakey and David Avery-Gee, with finance partners Tom Richards and Andy Hagan and antitrust partner Jenine Hulsmann also involved. Weil previously advised Advent on the sale of a 15% stake in InPost to PPF Group.
Netherlands firm De Brauw advised the consortium on Dutch law aspects of the transaction, led by Netherlands-based partner Arne Grimme. De Brauw also advised Advent on the partial sale to PPF.
CMS advised consortium members including Advent and A&R Investments on Polish law, led by Warsaw-based partner Slawomir Czerwinski.
Benelux firm Stibbe is acting for InPost, led by Amsterdam partners Derk Lemstra and Rein Wesseling. Stibbe also acted as lead counsel on InPost’s Euronext IPO, alongside Weil as US and UK counsel and CMS for Polish law advice.
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