One of the most recognizable brands associated with Poland in the world is InPost. All thanks to the popular parcel lockers, thousands of which are located not only on the streets of our country, but also in Great Britain and France. There are also large numbers of machines in, for example, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Benelux countries.
The face of InPost is Rafał Brzoskaalthough currently he only controls about 13 percent of the shares, which in practice belong to his financial vehicle called A&R Investments. However, this may change. On Tuesday, information appeared that all shares in InPost can be purchased by one company.
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It has not been officially announced who submitted the offer to take over 100 percent. InPost shares. However, according to Sky News, it was not an external entity, but a fund that was a minority shareholder of InPost, that headed the consortium that submitted an initial offer to take over the Polish logistics company. We are talking about the Advent International fund.
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According to British media Advent International can count on cooperation with other large shareholders of the company. Banking sources speculate that PPF may also participate in a possible takeover offer.
Current ownership structure at InPost
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Advent International has a significant role in the history of InPost
Advent International is a large and experienced private equity fund (a type of investment entity that collects money from large investors and uses it to purchase shares in private companies) in the world, which has invested over USD 42 billion since its establishment in 1984. into hundreds of companies from various sectors, including financial services, technology and trade.
The role of this company in the history of InPost is fundamental, because it is Advent saved the Polish operator from bankruptcy in 2017, when the Integer.pl group was struggling with a huge debt of PLN 170 million. The fund then delisted the company from the Warsaw Stock Exchange, recapitalized it and enabled Rafał Brzoska to focus on building a network of parcel lockers.
In 2021, Advent introduced InPost to the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam with a valuation of up to EUR 8 billion, and then successively reduced its shares by selling blocks of shares, among others. the Czech PPF group, which is currently the largest shareholder with a stake of approximately 28.75 percent.
History of Advent International
The company was founded in 1984 in Boston by Peter Brooke. She started her business with a five-person team. In 1985, it established its first fund, which allowed the Advent team to invest both in the U.S. and around the world.
In 1987, the Boston-based team raised money through the International Network Fund, Advent's first large institutional fund and the private equity industry's first global fund.
In 1989, Advent founded the European Special Situations Fund, the first integrated pan-European private equity industry fund. It was then that an office was opened in London, which enabled the company to gain a physical, dedicated presence in Europe.
As for Europe, the next one was Frankfurt in 1991. Five years later, Advent founded the first private equity fund in Latin America. Then, among others an office was established in Mexico.
One of the breakthrough periods was 2019. That's when the company was founded Advent Techits first fund focusing exclusively on technology investments. In 2022, the company boasted that it had reached $25 billion. commitments from institutional investors from around the world.
Now Advent International employs over 315 investment specialists in 13 countries. At the end of 2024, the company managed assets worth $91 billion. in developed and emerging markets in 430 private equity transactions in 44 countries.
