Question: It is known that every infinitely divisible random variable is the limit in law of a sequence of compound Poisson random variables (see for instance Theorem 1.2.18 of [Lévy Processes and Stochastic Calculus](http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/statistics-probability/probability-theory-and-stochastic-processes/levy-processes-and-stochastic-calculus-2nd-edition)).

This can be shown as follows. Let $X$ be a infinitely divisible random variable with characteristic function $\Phi\_X(t) = \mathbb{E}[\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{i} t X}]$. Since $X$ is infinitely divisible, $\Phi^{1/n}$ is a valid characteristic function. Hence, for every $n \in \mathbb{N}$, we can define $X\_n$ the compound Poisson random variable\* with characteristic function $\exp\left(n\left(\Phi\_X^{1/n}(t)-1 \right)\right)$. Moreover, we have $\Phi\_{X\_n}(t) \rightarrow \Phi\_X(t)$ for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$, therefore $X\_n \rightarrow X$ in law.

\*Reminder: a compound Poisson random variable has a characteristic function of the form $\exp\left(\lambda\left(\Phi(t)-1\right)\right)$ where $\Phi$ is a characteristic function itself and $\lambda >0$.

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I am thinking, for instance, of something in the spirit of the [Berry-Esseen theorem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry%E2%80%93Esseen_theorem), bounding $\sup\_x \lvert F\_n(x) - F(x) \rvert $ with $F$ (resp. $F\_n$) the cdf of $X$ (resp. $X\_n$).

More generally, I would be interested by any result that quantifies the rate of convergence in law.

Answer: 
You might want to check this recent preprint:

<https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.10051>

and Section 4 in particular (Theorems 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5 and Proposition 4.4).
The book "Approximation Methods in Probability Theory" by Vydas Čekanavičius seems to be what you are looking for. From introduction:

"This book presents a wide range of well-known and less common methods used for estimating the accuracy of probabilistic approximations, including the Esseen type inversion formulas, the Stein method as well as the methods of convolutions and triangle function."

<http://www.springer.com/de/book/9783319340715>