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A&O Shearman advises arrangers on InPost's EUR7.8 billion take-private financing

A&O Shearman advises arrangers on InPost's EUR7.8 billion take-private financing
Published Date
Feb 10 2026
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Kiddist ForsytheSenior Associate, London
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Odysseas TheofanisSenior Associate, London
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Sampada BannurmathSenior Associate, London

A&O Shearman is advising the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a conditional agreement for a recommended all-cash offer for InPost by a Consortium comprising Advent, FedEx, A&R Investments and PPF Group. InPost is a leading European e-commerce solutions enabler specializing in out-of-home delivery and automated parcel lockers. The offer price is EUR15.60 per share, valuing InPost at EUR7.8bn.

The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026 and brings together InPost, Advent, FedEx, A&R and PPF to unlock growth, consumer choice and value creation in Europe’s fast-growing delivery sector. Further details on the transaction are available here. 
The A&O Shearman team advised the arrangers across all aspects of the financing, drawing on the strength of our multidisciplinary team. The transaction was led by debt finance partners Denise Gibson and Filippo Crosara, alongside partner Erik-Jan Wagenvoort, counsel Andrew Cook, senior associate Kiddist Forsythe, associates Bonnie Kwok and Deborah Wathome, and trainee Trinity Geddis.

Partner Marc Plepelits and senior associates Odysseas Theofanis, Eileen Burgess, and Sampada Bannurmath provided advice from a high-yield perspective. Partner Olivier Valk provided Dutch law advice, with partners Jacques Graas and Andreas Hommel advising on Luxembourg law corporate and finance matters respectively.

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