# Private Equity Meets Engineering: Eurocircuits Becomes The Centerpiece Of A Long-Term Strategy

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2026-02-07
- Length: 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long

## Summary

Dirk Stans, Founding Partner of Eurocircuits, explains the strategic decision to partner with Avedon Capital Partners rather than selling to an industrial group, ensuring the company remains the centerpiece of a new platform. He details how this long-horizon private equity approach preserves Eurocircuits' unique digitally native engineering DNA while providing resources to scale the business for its 750 employees. Stans also discusses the broader appeal of the EMS sector to investors due to its self-financed nature and predictable growth, emphasizing that technical understanding must lead financial strategy.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=9) Introduction and the Avedon Partnership
- [0:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=40) Why Industrial Buyers Were Not the Right Fit
- [0:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=40) Avedon Capital’s Long-Term Vision vs. PE Stereotypes
- [6:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=395) Founder Succession and Maintaining Engineering Culture
- [8:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=498) Customer and Employee Response to the Deal
- [11:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=695) Private Equity Interest in the EMS Industry
- [15:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2026-02-07-private-equity-meets-engineering-eurocircuits-becomes-the-centerpiece-of-a-long#t=918) Technology First: The Core of Eurocircuits' Strategy

## Topics

- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Eurocircuits (company)
- Avedon Capital Partners (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)

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