About us
We’re a small , complementary team that combines capital allocation, engineering discipline, and hands-on advisory experience. We invest with a long-term horizon, work closely with management teams, and commit our own capital alongside founders.
Creating real succession options for entrepreneurs that care
After several years of advising service SME entrepreneurs across Europe on M&A transactions and releasing over half a billion euros of their hard-earned equity, we came to realise that their exit options were limited. They could either:
team up with a financial investor that (sometimes unsustainably) supercharges growth & operations, or
sell to a competitor that slowly dismantles their brand, culture, legacy and decision-making authority.
While either option can be attractive to most, we witnessed a special breed of entrepreneurs who take immense pride in their company having to pick the least bad option.
Inspired by Berkshire Hathaway and its unique approach to corporate ownership, we sought to provide an alternative option. An option which those proud entrepreneurs want to pick – a permanent home that preserves their autonomy and legacy.
Jeremy Azzarita
Jeremy is an entrepreneur and board-level advisor specialising in value creation for knowledge-driven, mission-critical services businesses. At Arch Group, he leads Arch Partners, the Group’s C-level strategic and financial advisory platform, supporting specialist firms through growth, operational scaling, governance structuring, and ownership transitions.
Before co-founding Arch Group, Jeremy was Vice President at Equiteq Europe, a leading strategic and corporate finance advisory firm focused on the Knowledge Economy. There, he advised more than 50 founders across 10 European countries, delivering strategic diagnostics, value-creation roadmaps, and executing complex sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions across consulting, IT services, and specialist services sectors.
Jeremy currently serves as a board-level advisor to a select group of specialist services firms (20–150 FTEs), where he applies Arch Group’s long-term owner mindset to performance steering, management continuity, and pre-transaction readiness.
He holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from INSEEC Business School. Having grown up in France and worked extensively across Europe, Jeremy is fluent in French and English.
Other things about Jeremy
Avid fly fisherman and mountain lover
Passionate follower of European rugby
James Stawicki
James is an investor and capital allocator focused on the long-term ownership of high-quality, mission-critical services businesses. At Arch Group, he leads Arch Capital, the Group’s investment platform, overseeing underwriting, acquisition strategy, and portfolio construction across private niche services SMEs, as well as select minority positions in outstanding listed companies.
James brings an engineering-led approach to investing, combining rigorous financial analysis with a deep understanding of governance, capital allocation, and long-term value creation.
Prior to co-founding Arch Group, James was Vice President at Equiteq Europe, where he advised founders, private equity funds, and strategic acquirers across the Knowledge Economy. His experience includes UK mid-market LBO transactions, as well as broader buy-side and sell-side M&A mandates across consulting and specialist services businesses.
James has developed a public-markets track record grounded in disciplined value investing, delivering a 5+ year IRR in excess of 30%.
He holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London and is fluent in English and German.
Other things about James
Passionate scuba-diver since the age of 8
You’ll mostly spot him with his chocolate Labrador, Toto