{"id":462578,"date":"2026-08-18T14:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/08\/18\/servizi-postali-si-dellue-al-controllo-di-inpost-da-parte-di-fedex\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:38:53","slug":"postal-services-eu-approves-fedexs-takeover-of-inpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/08\/18\/postal-services-eu-approves-fedexs-takeover-of-inpost\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal services: EU approves FedEx\u2019s takeover of InPost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels &#8211; <span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"it\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The European Commission has approved the joint acquisition of Luxembourg-based InPost S.A. by A&amp;R Investments Limited, FedEx, and IS Iris Financial Investor.&nbsp;The transaction primarily concerns <strong>small parcel delivery services in Poland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"it\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The European Commission has concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns, given its limited impact on the markets in which the companies operate.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">In particular, the 12-star Commission noted that the activities of InPost and FedEx are \u201clargely complementary and rely on different business models.\u201d Furthermore, the increase in market shares \u201cis minimal\u201d and the parties will continue to face effective competition from several established operators.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission has given the green light to the proposed acquisition. 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