# InPost agrees £6.8bn takeover by FedEx and private equity-led consortium

By Russ Mould — 2026-02-09

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: “FedEx has packaged up its next steps in the quest for global domination of the parcel delivery sector.

“It has teamed up with private equity group Advent and two other partners to buy Polish logistics provider InPost.

“Rather than buy the company outright, FedEx will hold a 37 per cent stake in a move that gives it decent exposure to any upside in InPost but also a way of spreading the risks if the deal doesn’t quite go to plan.

“InPost has made a big name for itself in the UK as an alternative to Royal Mail, but the company has suffered from a slowdown in parcel volume growth in its homeland, ongoing competition and price pressures, and a legal dispute with Polish e-commerce platform, Allegro.

“Relations have soured between the two companies amid allegations that Allegro has violated terms of a delivery agreement.

“Advent has history with InPost, having first bought a stake in 2017.

“While it sold down a big chunk in 2023, the company has remained on the shareholder register.

“It must see potential in reshaping the business through private ownership and out of the public spotlight.”

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