Weil advised Wejo Limited, a leader in connected vehicle data, in its $1.1 billion business combination with Virtuoso Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by Virtuoso Sponsor LLC. The transaction closed on November 18, 2021. The combined company will operate under the Wejo name.
The Weil team that advised Wejo Limited was led by Private Equity partner James Harvey and included Mergers & Acquisitions counsel Christina De Vuono, Mergers & Acquisitions associate Bilal Chaudhry and Private Equity associates Martin Weatherston-Wilson and William Akman. The team also included International Tax Head Devon Bodoh; Tax partner Jenny Doak; Tax associates Alfonso Dulcey, Enda Kerin and Catherine Ferguson (Admitted in Michigan Only); Executive Compensation & Benefits associate Robin Caskey; Public Company Advisory Group partner Lyuba Goltser; Technology and IP Transactions/Privacy partner Barry Fishley; Technology & IP Transactions/Privacy counsel Edric Itchon and Briony Pollard; Technology & IP Transactions/Privacy associate Ruth Fisher; Environmental Head Annemargaret Connolly; Regulatory Transactions partner Shawn Cooley; Regulatory Transactions counsel Timothy Welch; and Employment Litigation counsel Ivor Gwilliams.