Marval O’Farrell Mairal advised CLEAR in its acquisition of virtual queuing company Whyline

On January 4, CLEAR, the secure identity company, announced it acquired Whyline Inc., a leading provider of virtual queuing and appointment technology, in an all-cash transaction. According to CLEAR, the acquisition of Whyline will expand and diversify its products to new industries and countries.

Marval O’Farrell Mairal advised CLEAR, through a team led by partners Gustavo P. Giay, Pablo García Morillo, Enrique M. Stile and María Inés Brandt, along with associates Francisco Abeal and María Soledad Noodt Molins.

Fenwick also represented CLEAR, with a team that included corporate partner Ethan Skerry, associates Matthew McCabe and Jennifer Wu and law clerk Claire Chung; executive compensation & employee benefits partner Matthew Cantor and associate Jeri Brown; technology transactions partner Joseph Schenck and associates Russell Wong, Lise Berichel and Barbara Wong; privacy and cybersecurity counsel Helen Christakos; intellectual property partner Connie Ellerbach and associate Crystal Prais; and tax partner Will Skinner and associate Kris Hatch.

In addition, this transaction included advice to Whyline by Mitrani, Caballero & Ruiz Moreno in Argentina, and by Gunderson Dettmer in the United States. Gunderson Dettmer's team consisted of attorneys Timothy Kulis, Michael Hacker, Aditya Perakath and Morgan Clarke. Mitrani, Caballero & Ruiz Moreno's team was made up of partners Mercedes Rodríguez Giavarini, Maria T. Recondo and Esteban Valansi, together with associate María Jimena Martínez Costa and senior consultant Rita Colombo.