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Tom Sikorski

Founding & Managing Partner

Tom co-founded Bluewater in 2011 and currently leads the Management Team as Managing Partner. Tom’s responsibilities range from deal origination and structuring to execution, monitoring and exit strategy evaluation. Tom is involved in investment activities throughout the entire energy industry, with particular expertise in industrial manufacturing and service, energy transition and storage and logistics.

Before Bluewater, Tom served as Managing Director and, from 2006, Head of the London office and Chairman of First Reserve International. Tom holds an A.B. degree Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Tom has served in recent years as a director on the boards of Aquilex Corp., Dresser, Inc., Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., Quanta Services, Inc. and Bahamas Oil Refining Company International Limited (BORCO). Tom is on the board of Authentix, Excellence Logging, IMServ, Severn, FIT and Galileo Technologies.

Tom Sikorski

Founding & Managing Partner

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Martin Somerville

Partner

Martin joined Bluewater in 2013 and has 25 years of private equity and M&A experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Bluewater, he held senior roles at HitecVision, RBC Capital Markets and KPMG Corporate Finance.

In addition to being a member of the firm’s leadership team, Martin also has deal responsibilities across origination, portfolio management and exit together with fundraising and investor relations. He is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee

Martin is currently a board member of CRC Evans, IMServ, 3t Global, Unique Group, GES Group and Wellesley Petroleum.

He is a qualified CA with a degree in Accountancy and Finance from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.

Martin Somerville

Partner

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Salil Oberoi

Partner

Salil joined Bluewater in 2013 and has more than 15 years of experience in the Energy and Industrials sector. Salil’s key responsibilities include origination, execution and portfolio management. He has a focus on companies within the energy and industrial manufacturing and technology segments.

Salil was previously a Director in the Corporate Finance division at Ruspetro Plc and, before then, an Investment Banking Associate in the Basic Industries group at Citigroup. He is a Rhodes Scholar from University of Oxford and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Economics and Management.

Salil currently serves on the board of Galileo Global Technologies, Severn Group, Varel Energy Services International, Apex and EDGE Gathering Virtual Pipelines.

Salil Oberoi

Partner

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Louise Pilgrim

Chief Financial Officer

Louise joined Bluewater in 2018 and has over 20 years of Private Equity experience.  Louise is responsible for leading both the finance and Fund operations function of the firm including fund and deal structuring, tax, portfolio and investor reporting and compliance together with responsibility for the oversight of HR, office management and IT functions.  She is also a member of the ESG committee.

Before joining Bluewater, Louise was Chief Administration Officer at Langham Hall, a private equity and real estate fund administrator and, before then, Fund Operations Manager at Park Square Capital, a leading private equity credit investor and Fund Financial Accountant at Electra Partners, one of the UK’s oldest private equity firms.

Louise holds a degree in Business and Economics from Salford University.

Louise Pilgrim

Chief Financial Officer

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Frazer Blyth

Head of Investor Relations & Marketing

Frazer leads the Marketing & Investor Relations functions at Bluewater and is part of the Senior Management team in the firm. Frazer is also a member of the Responsible Investing and Charitable Giving committees.

Day to day Frazer’s responsibilities, in addition to leading the IR Team, include investor communications, fund raising and co-investment placement. He has also led several secondary sale processes for LPs. Frazer manages Bluewater’s advisor groups and spends a significant amount of time working with current and potential investors in their respective regions understanding their energy investment strategies. Frazer contributes significantly to the investment strategy of Bluewater and he also drives many of the Responsible Investing initiatives in both Bluewater and the portfolio. Similarly, as well as leading the firm’s marketing strategy, he also spends time across the portfolio assisting with marketing strategy development. Frazer attends all of the IC meetings in the firm.

Prior to Bluewater, Frazer spent most of his working career in senior marketing roles however started his professional career as an engineer. As a consultant, he has worked with many of the UK corporate banks advising on business internationalisation and marketing strategy. Frazer is currently Chairman of a Scottish based digital business and actively supports several local charities. Frazer is a graduate of Abertay University Dundee, and Aberdeen University and is also a CIM member.

Frazer Blyth

Head of Investor Relations & Marketing

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Maral Sivzattian

Managing Director

Prior to joining Bluewater, Maral worked at Mubadala Capital where she led direct and fund investments into global asset managers and businesses looking to scale into the Middle East. She previously was a Vice President at Samena Capital, focusing on private equity investments in emerging markets under the firm’s Special Situation Funds. Maral started her career in M&A at Citigroup and at Barclays Capital in London.

Maral holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA in Law and Business Studies from the University of Warwick, UK.

Maral Sivzattian

Managing Director

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Joe Dipre

Director

Joe joined Bluewater in March 2022 and is involved in all phases of the investment cycle, from initial assessment and due diligence to deal execution and portfolio company management.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Joe worked on the investment team at Graham Partners private equity fund, focusing on industrial technology and advanced manufacturing investments in the middle market. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Drexel University.

Joe Dipre

Director

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Nishant Tare

Vice President

Nish joined Bluewater in May 2025 and is involved in all phases of the investment cycle, from initial assessment and due diligence to deal execution and portfolio company management. 

Prior to joining Bluewater, Nish was a Vice President in the Corporate Private Equity Investment team at Lone Star Funds, focusing on European investments in the Industrials and Services segments. Nish holds a bachelor’s degree in economics (with Honours) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Nishant Tare

Vice President

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Aakanksha Mohan

Vice President

Aakanksha joined Bluewater in May 2024 and is actively involved in every stage of the investment cycle. Her role encompasses the initial assessment, conducting due diligence, executing deals, and managing portfolio companies across the energy and industrial sectors.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Aakanksha worked at Bank of America in London where she was part of the Natural Resources and Energy Transition team focusing on downstream and carbon capture verticals. Aakanksha holds a masters degree in International Finance from HEC Paris.

Aakanksha Mohan

Vice President

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Kayra Sıla Özalp

Associate

Kayra joined Bluewater in June 2022 and is involved in all phases of the investment cycle, from initial assessment and due diligence to deal execution and portfolio company monitoring. During her time at Bluewater, she has contributed to several ongoing investments, including Excellence Logging, Authentix, Jernbro, and 3t.

Before joining Bluewater, Kayra worked as an investment banking analyst at Pragma in Istanbul, where she primarily focused on manufacturing companies.

Kayra holds a bachelor's degree in International Economics and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan.

Kayra Sıla Özalp

Associate

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Henry Fanti

Associate

Henry joined Bluewater in 2024 and his responsibilities include assessment of new opportunities, financial modelling, due diligence and portfolio company monitoring. Prior to Bluewater, Henry worked at Barclays in London in the EMEA Industrials and Services group where he worked on a range of clients and transactions across various subsectors.

Henry holds a bachelors degree in Natural Sciences (Biology and Chemistry) from Durham University.

Outside of work Henry enjoys playing sports such as padel or tennis as well as following football. In the winter he is an avid skier.

Henry Fanti

Associate

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Felipe Arnone

Associate

Felipe joined Bluewater in 2025 and is involved in all phases of the investment cycle, from initial opportunity assessment and due diligence to deal execution and portfolio company monitoring.

Before joining Bluewater, he worked as an investment banker at HSBC and BNP Paribas, where he specialised in renewables, oil and gas, and energy transition. Earlier in his career, he served as a corporate credit analyst at Bank Itaú BBA.

Felipe holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Economics, both from Insper in Brazil, and a Master's Degree in Finance from Nova School of Business and Economics in Portugal.

Felipe Arnone

Associate

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Oleksii Chepil

Associate

Oleksii joined Bluewater in 2025 and is involved in all phases of the investment cycle, from initial opportunity assessment, financial modelling and due diligence coordination to deal execution and portfolio company monitoring.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Oleksii was part of Barclays’ EMEA Industrials and Services team in London, working on diverse transactions across multiple industrial subsectors.

Oleksii holds a master’s degree in Finance from Bocconi University and Stockholm School of Economics through a double degree program.

Oleksii Chepil

Associate

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Jerker Johansson

Executive Chairman & Founding Partner

Jerker co-founded Bluewater in 2011. As Executive Chairman, Jerker works alongside the other co-founding partners to drive the continued growth of the firm and the value creation across the funds BWE manage. Jerker’s specific responsibilities include chairing the Investment Committee, Quarterly Portfolio Reviews and the Bluewater charitable giving committee. Jerker also maintains an active role across all elements of Bluewater including the deal team, finance team and the Marketing & IR team.

Jerker was previously the Global Head of Institutional Equities at Morgan Stanley, where his 22-year tenure featured involvement across various capital markets, then CEO of UBS Investment Bank. Jerker holds an MSc degree in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Jerker now serves on the boards of GES, Influit, Stena International S.A., Stena Fastigheter and FAM AB – part of The Wallenberg Foundations – and is a Trustee of The Morgan Library and Museum. Jerker is also a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Jerker Johansson

Executive Chairman & Founding Partner

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Christoph Bausch

Operating Partner

Christoph joined Bluewater in January 2025 as an Operating Partner with a specific focus on Portfolio Investments including Due Diligence, Structuring, Financing and Integration.  

He is Founder and Managing  Partner of Alethea Consulting Partners, a boutique consulting firm that helps customers in the Energy sector in cost reduction, business reorganization, strategy development and execution as well as M&A transactions and capital restructuring.

Christoph has more than 30 years of international experience leading Transformations, Acquisitions, Mergers and Divestitures as well as Capital Restructurings in the Energy Sector. Christoph serves as Director and Chairman of the Audit & Risk committee of Lamprell Limited. 

He consults several companies to develop their strategy, support strategic and financial transactions and develop the Finance function including several portfolio investments of Bluewater. 

Before he started his own company, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Weatherford International, a large global Oilfield Service firm now listed on NASDAQ. Previous to his tenure at Weatherford, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Archer Limited, an international Oilfield Services company publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Before his role at Archer Limited, Mr. Bausch served as a Global Finance Director of Transocean, after having a 20-year international career with Schlumberger, where he held senior financial positions in global and regional capacities in the U.S., the U.A.E., France, Mexico, Venezuela and Germany across a number of Business Segments covering IT, Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Christoph Bausch

Operating Partner

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Kenny Murdoch

Operating Partner

Kenny joined Bluewater in January 2025 as an Operating Partner with a specific focus on Portfolio Value Creation.

In this new role, he will provide strategic advice to portfolio companies to deliver on value creation opportunities. Kenny has had a long and distinguished global career, both within and outside the energy sector – holding senior executive positions at Schlumberger, Maersk Oil, Bumi Armada, Staples, Acteon and within our own Bluewater portfolio at ExLog and CRC Evans.

Kenny Murdoch

Operating Partner

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Vince Volpe

Operating Partner

Vince Volpe is the current CEO of Fox Innovation & Technologies. He also currently acts as Chairman and Principal of the LeHavre Athletic Club.

Vince previously served as the company CEO of Dresser-Rand for the last 15 years of his 34-year tenure, which included an IPO in 2005. Over the subsequent 10 years the Company’s stock (NYSE:DRC) appreciated by over 350% and led to the subsequent $7.6bn acquisition by Siemens in 2015.

Vince Volpe

Operating Partner

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Ian Peters

Operating Partner

Ian has had a long executive career principally in Financial Services and Energy, latterly as CEO of British Gas. For the past 9 years, Ian has been a plural investor / chair and adviser in the energy technology, net zero and healthcare sectors. He has overseen four successful exits including three in the energy sector and has energy experience in multiple geographies. Ian currently chairs IMServ within the Bluewater portfolio and joined as an Operating Partner in January 2025.

Ian Peters

Operating Partner

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Jim Nixon

Operating Partner

Jim Nixon is the Chairman and CEO of Nixon Energy Investments LLC, a company set up to invest in and advise energy equipment and service businesses with high-growth potential. Prior to establishing Nixon Energy Investments Jim was the President of Sandvik Venture and a member of Sandvik AB’s Group Executive Management.

In addition to being Chairman of Varel Energy Solutions, Nixon serves on the Boards and Advisory Boards of Resman AS, a global leader in Reservoir Monitoring using proprietary tracer technology, Contour Holding/SevernGloCon a global leader in the industrial, Oil and Gas and Severe Service Valve and Pressure control equipment market, and Mustang Extreme Environmental Services, Inc. a US leader in Environmental Services’ provider to the Energy, Industrial, Transmission and Distribution markets.

Jim Nixon

Operating Partner

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Anna Marshall

Director – Finance

Anna joined Bluewater in October 2022 and her responsibilities include management of the Fund operations and fund financing along with investor reporting.

Prior to joining Bluewater, she spent 3 years at BC Partners as a Fund Controller responsible for their dual currency fund and its related co-investment vehicles.

Anna started her career in audit, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 2014 before joining BlueGem Capital Partners holding the position of Financial Controller, working on both the corporate and fund financials. Anna holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Durham University.

Outside of work, Anna enjoys playing netball, travelling the world and hiking.

Anna Marshall

Director – Finance

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Maria Mouragian

Vice President – Finance

Maria joined Bluewater in 2018 and with the support of the firm, qualified as a fully Certified Member of the ACCA in 2021. Maria oversees the Corporate Finance function of the business, reporting directly to the CFO.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Maria worked in the reinsurance sector at GIC-Re London, where she developed a strong foundation in accounting and financial reporting. She also holds a degree in Accounting & Finance.

Outside of work, Maria enjoys running, hiking, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Maria Mouragian

Vice President – Finance

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Oliver Kitchen

Associate - Finance

Oliver joined Bluewater in March 2025, and his responsibilities include administration of the Funds and their related holding company structures, as well as ad hoc fund finance projects.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Oliver spent three years at Tristan Capital Partners as a Corporate Finance Analyst and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 2024. Oliver also holds a degree in International Business from Loughborough University.

Outside of work, Oliver enjoys sports such as padel, rugby, and triathlons.

Oliver Kitchen

Associate – Finance

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Alisha D’Souza

Finance Assistant

Alisha joined Bluewater in February 2025 as a Finance Assistant. Her main responsibilities include accounts payable, accounts receivable and assisting the finance team with anything else that may be required. Alisha is currently studying towards the ACCA qualification, to achieve her goal of becoming a certified chartered accountant.

Prior to joining the team, Alisha studied at the University of Nottingham, where she attained a first-class degree in Geography and completed a study abroad semester in America. In her free time, Alisha enjoys travelling, dancing and trying new restaurants.

Alisha D’Souza

Finance Assistant

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Shamraiz Akhtar

IT Manager

Shamraiz joined Bluewater in August 2020 as IT Manager.

He is responsible for managing all of Bluewater’s IT infrastructure and Systems. He manages the supplier relationships and oversees procurement of IT Software and Hardware. His other responsibilities include developing Bluewater’s Digital Transformation and Cyber Security Strategy.

Shamraiz previously worked in the Seismic Industry for TGS Nopec as a Technical Support Engineer.

Outside of work Shamraiz volunteers for his local football club as a Club Secretary and Football coach.

Shamraiz Akhtar

IT Manager

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Sarah Bennett

Operations Manager

Sarah Bennett has worked for Bluewater since it was founded in 2011. Sarah is the Office Manager at Bluewater and manages the office and the administrative team. Sarah takes responsibility for coordinating a number of business areas for Blue Water Energy including IT, Systems, HR and GDPR.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Sarah worked for a number of years as Office Manager at the London Office of First Reserve Corporation. Sarah has also worked for the Financial Conduct Authority within a number of different departments including Authorisations, Enforcement and Events.

Sarah tries to keep fit and enjoys Pilates and dance classes. She also likes to walk and run and likes to get out to the countryside or down by the coast.

Sarah Bennett

Operations Manager

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Rosie Micklewright

Responsible Investment Lead, Compliance & Finance Projects Associate

Rosie Micklewright joined Bluewater in January 2018 and is Responsible Investment Lead, Compliance & Finance Projects Associate. She drives Bluewater’s Responsible Investment activities and the integration of sustainability considerations across the business. She is also involved in broader compliance and finance related project work and plays an active role on Bluewater’s Charities Committee.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Rosie worked for several years at Lefevre Fine Art and B.P. Marsh & Partners, a private equity firm specialising in early-stage financial services business. She holds a degree in History of Art and French from the University of Edinburgh.

Rosie Micklewright

Responsible Investment Lead, Compliance & Finance Projects Associate

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Zoe White

Executive Assistant and IR Coordinator

Zoe White joined Bluewater in 2019 and acts as Executive Assistant to Tom Sikorski, Salil Oberoi and Frazer Blyth. She has recently completed her ‘Certificate in Investor Relations’ qualification and assists Frazer Blyth with the co-ordination of IR activities.

Prior to joining the team, Zoe studied at the University of Leeds, where she attainted a first-class degree in Business Management and completed a yearlong internship with Apple.

In her spare time, Zoe enjoys cooking and trying new restaurants, as well as keeping fit by attending spin classes. .

Zoe White

Executive Assistant and IR Coordinator

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Lucy Fisk

Executive Assistant and Events Coordinator

Lucy Fisk joined Bluewater in June 2019 as Executive Assistant to Martin Somerville, Joe Dipre, Henry Fanti, Nishant Tare, Felipe Arnone and Kayra Sıla Özalp.

Prior to joining Bluewater, Lucy worked as Personal Assistant to the Head of Investor Relations and the Asset Management team at a property firm in Mayfair, London.

In addition to her role as Executive Assistant, Lucy also serves as Bluewater’s Event Coordinator, overseeing all aspects of event planning and management, from the company’s AGM to its annual Christmas Party.

Lucy holds a degree in Culinary Arts Business Management and is a professionally trained chocolatier and pastry chef. In her spare time, when she is not baking, she enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.

Lucy Fisk

Executive Assistant and Events Coordinator

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Audrey de Maximy

Executive Assistant

Audrey joined Bluewater in September 2024 as an Executive Assistant. Prior to joining Bluewater, Audrey worked as an EA at a Private Equity firm in Sydney, Australia. Audrey holds a degree from Royal Holloway University of London.

Audrey de Maximy

Executive Assistant

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Jolette Farmer

Receptionist

Jolette Farmer joined Bluewater in 2017. Her responsibilities include meeting and greeting guests, booking meetings and lunches, arranging couriers, screening calls and helping with the smooth running of the reception and office space. Jolette was previously an Executive Assistant at John Ruskin college. In her free time, Jolette is a keen baker and loves to travel the world!

Jolette Farmer

Receptionist