Bijal Vira Bio

Bijal Vira represents private equity funds, credit opportunity and hedge funds, insurers, foreign and domestic asset managers, business development companies, family offices and other private investment firms in structuring equity and debt investments, including situations requiring growth equity, structured equity, venture debt, hybrid capital, or buyout solutions. Bijal also represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies in leveraged finance transactions, giving him distinct experience in special situations in which he advises clients holding, or planning to capitalize, under-performing or distressed investments, often requiring complex workouts, rescue capital and other restructuring solutions. He also brings to bear a wealth of knowledge to deals tied to regulated industries like insurance and health care. Bijal sits on the board of directors of the Business Outreach Center Network and its affiliate, BOC Capital Corp., a member of the nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and certified by it as a community development entity, dedicated to providing microfinancing to small businesses owned by women, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs.