Company: BLUWU
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001641172-25-001410
Chunk: 162

Company: Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 162
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sh S. Dugalwill serve as a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. will serve as a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Dugal has 20 years of venture capital and private equity investment experience with a focus on AI, software, and deep tech. He is the co-founder and a Managing Partner at IronArc Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, and serves as the CIO of GoldenArc, a private investment firm. Mr. Dugal has led investments in companies like Anthropic, Scale AI, Groq, Digital Ocean (NYSE: DOCN), Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD), and many others. Previously, Mr. Dugal was an Investment Director at a large European asset management firm. Earlier, he was an Associate at Paladin Capital Group, a multi-stage PE/VC firm. Mr. Dugal holds an MBA from The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. with High Honors from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Laurent D. Hermouetwill serve as a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Hermouet is a Partner at Athyrium Capital Management LP, an asset management company focused on investment opportunities in the broader healthcare and life sciences sectors encompassing biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, healthcare technology and medical devices and products. With over two decades of experience, Mr. Hermouet has completed more than two dozens of transactions in the biotech, pharma, medtech, and pharma services sectors in both North America and Western Europe. Working closely with senior management and board members, Mr. Hermouet focuses on growth and related financing. Prior to joining Athyrium, Mr. Hermouet was a senior credit analyst at Tribeca Investments, a Citigroup-backed multi-strategy hedge fund, and a credit analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Hermouet is a CFA Charterholder. Mr. Hermouet holds a bachelor degree in economics as well as a master degree in finance from University Paris Dauphine.

Past performance of our management team and advisors or their affiliates is not a guarantee either (i) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate or (ii) that we