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Advent, FedEx, A&R, and PPF agree to acquire Polish automated parcel delivery company InPost for €7.8B; InPost has 61K+ automated parcel lockers across Europe

Private equity firm Advent plans to acquire Maxar, which operates 90 satellites that collect images used by Google Maps and others, for $6.4B including debt

Including debt, the transaction is worth $6.4 billion  —  Advent International agreed to buy Maxar Technologies Inc. MAXR 122.47%increase …

BigPanda, an IT management startup that uses AI to detect and resolve outages, raises $190M led by Advent and Insight at a $1.2B valuation

BigPanda, an IT management startup that uses AI to detect and resolve outages, raises $190M led by Advent and Insight at a $1.2B valuation

San Francisco-based BigPanda, which helps IT departments keep their digital services running, hit a valuation of $1.2 billion after a $190 million raise …

French startup Shift Technology, which uses AI to help insurance providers detect and prevent fraud, raises $220M Series D at a $1B+ valuation, led by Advent

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Thrasio, which consolidates third party sellers on Amazon to provide better economies of scale, raises $750M led by Oaktree and Advent

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Tekion, which offers a service that connects car makers, dealers, and buyers, raises $150M Series C led by Advent at a $1B+ valuation

- Company raises $150 million in Series C funding round  — Tekion was started by former Tesla executive Jay Vijayan

Thrasio, which acquires and integrates private label businesses on Amazon, raises $260M Series C led by Advent at a $1B valuation

Thrasio, an acquirer of private label businesses on Amazon.com Inc., has raised $260 million in a series C funding round led by private equity firm Advent International.