Az Virji*

Mr. Virji is the General Counsel in Marlin Operations Group, Inc. His primary responsibilities include overseeing all legal matters related to the Marlin funds and their portfolio companies.

Previously, Mr. Virji was a founding associate of the Los Angeles office of Cooley LLP where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture financings and general corporate representation.  Prior thereto, he was an associate with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and leveraged finance.  Mr. Virji earned a J.D. from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.

*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, information technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, financial planning and analysis, human resources, acquisition integration, data analytics, procurement and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors. Subject to limited exceptions, Operations Group members are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC and are compensated by portfolio companies and/or investment funds sponsored and managed by Marlin and its affiliates (including the Fund and other investment funds that may be formed in the future) (collectively referred to herein as the “Marlin Funds”), and such compensation is not covered by the management fee paid by a Marlin Fund.