# The Race is On: Dealmakers At Full Throttle with MP Corporate Finance MD Shaan Tharani

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Length: 14m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th

## Summary

Shaan Tharani, Managing Director at MP Corporate Finance, discusses the intense M&A activity in the European EMS market, highlighting Cicor’s rise through acquisitions like Mades and Valtronic, and its revised offer for TT. He details Scanfil’s strategic expansion via SRX Global, Atco, and MB Electronica to gain aerospace and defense exposure, and Hanza’s surprise acquisition of BMK to solidify its pan-European footprint. Tharani emphasizes that successful deals depend on balancing geography, end markets, and vertical integration, while carefully managing cultural fit between family-run firms and PE-backed operators.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=7) Introduction and Market Overview
- [1:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=65) Cicor’s Aggressive Acquisition Strategy
- [2:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=177) Scanfil’s International and A&D Expansion
- [4:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=249) Hanza’s Acquisition of BMK and Vertical Integration
- [7:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=443) M&A Levers: Geography, End Markets, and Capabilities
- [9:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=557) Post-Merger Integration and Cultural Fit
- [13:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-11-25-the-race-is-on-dealmakers-at-full-throttle-with-mp-corporate-finance-md-shaan-th#t=783) No One-Size-Fits-All EMS Model

## Topics

- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- MP Corporate Finance (company)
- Cicor (company)
- TT (company)
- Scanfil (company)
- SRX Global (company)
- Atco (company)
- MB Electronica (company)
- Hanza (company)
- BMK (company)
- Zolner (company)
- GPV (company)
- Mades (company)
- Valtronic (company)
- Productronica (other)
- Global Electronics Association (company)
- Koh Young (company)

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