Exhibit 10.1


 


[             ], 2021


 


Virtuoso Acquisition Corp.


180 Post Road East

Westport, CT 06880


 


	Re:	Initial Public Offering


 


Ladies and Gentlemen:


 


This letter (this “Letter Agreement”)
is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”)
entered into by and among Virtuoso Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and BTIG,
LLC, and Moelis & Company LLC as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters
(each, an “Underwriter” and collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to
an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”), of up to 20,700,000
of the Company’s units (including up to 2,700,000 units that may be purchased to cover over-allotments, if any) (the “Units”),
each comprised of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant (each, a “Warrant”) entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units will be sold in the Public
Offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by
the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the Company has applied
to have the Units listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 11 hereof.


 


In order to induce the Company and the
Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of Virtuoso Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”)
and the undersigned individuals, each of whom is a member of the Company’s board of directors and/or management team (each,
an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”), hereby agrees with the Company
as follows:


 


1. The Sponsor and each Insider
agrees that if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed
Business Combination, it, he or she shall (i) vote any shares of Capital Stock owned by it, him or her in favor of any proposed
Business Combination and (ii) not redeem any shares of Common Stock owned by it, him or her in connection with such stockholder
approval.  If the Company engages in a tender offer in connection with any proposed Business Combination, the Sponsor and
each Insider agrees that it, he or she will not seek to sell its, his or her shares of Capital Stock to the Company in connection
with such tender offer.


 


2. The Sponsor and each Insider
hereby agrees that in the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of
the Public Offering, or such later period approved by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s amended
and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”), the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all
reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably
possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Common
Stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering (the “Offering Shares”), at
a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (as defined below), including
interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to
$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares, which redemption
will completely extinguish all Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation
distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject
to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate,
subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements
of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agrees not to propose any amendment to the Charter to modify the substance or timing
of the ability of holders of Offering Shares to seek redemption in connection with a Business Combination or the Company’s
obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within such time set forth
in the Charter, unless the Company provides its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Common Stock
upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the
Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay
its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares.


 



     


     


    

 


The Sponsor and each Insider acknowledges
that it, he or she has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other
asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares held by it, him or her. The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby further waives, with respect to any shares of Common Stock held by it, him or her, if any, any
redemption rights it, he or she may have in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, including, without limitation,
any such rights available in the context of a stockholder vote to approve such Business Combination or a stockholder vote to approve
an amendment to the Charter to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering
Shares if the Company has not consummated a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter or in the context
of a tender offer made by the Company to purchase shares of Common Stock (although the Sponsor, the Insiders and their respective
affiliates shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any Offering Shares it or they hold if the Company
fails to consummate a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter).


 


3. During the period commencing
on the date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and each Insider shall not, without
the prior written consent of the Representative, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant
any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent
position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder,
with respect to any Units, shares of Capital Stock, Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable
for, shares of Capital Stock owned by it, him or her, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another,
in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Units, shares of Capital Stock, Warrants or any securities
convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Capital Stock owned by it, him or her, whether any such transaction
is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction
specified in clause (i) or (ii). Each of the Insiders and the Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that, prior to the effective date
of any release or waiver, of the restrictions set forth in this paragraph 3 or paragraph 7 below, the Company shall announce the
impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date
of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of
such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer
not for consideration and the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this Letter Agreement
to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.


 


4. In the event of the liquidation
of the Trust Account upon the failure of the Company to consummate its initial Business Combination within the time period set
forth in the Charter, the Sponsor (the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company
against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened)
to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered or products sold
to the Company or (ii) any prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality
or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement (a “Target”); provided, however,
that such indemnification of the Company by the Indemnitor shall (x) apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims
by a third party or a Target do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Offering
Share and (ii) the actual amount per Offering Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account,
if less than $10.00 per Offering Share is then held in the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less
interest earned on the Trust Account which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, (y) not apply to any claims by a third party or a Target
which executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable)
and (z) not apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Indemnitor shall have the right to defend against any such claim
with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the
claim to the Indemnitor, the Indemnitor notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.


 



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5. To the extent that the
Underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 2,700,000 Units in full within 45 days
from the date of the Prospectus (and as further described in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees to forfeit, at no cost, a number
of Founder Shares in the aggregate equal to 675,000 multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 2,700,000 minus the
number of Units purchased by the Underwriters upon the exercise of their over-allotment option, and (ii) the denominator of which
is 2,700,000. The Sponsor will be required to forfeit only that number of Founder Shares as is necessary so that the Initial Stockholders
will own an aggregate of 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock after the Public Offering.


 


6. (a)
The Underwriters acknowledge that each Insider may become an officer or director of another special purpose acquisition company
with a class of securities intended to be registered under the Exchange Act, even before the Company has entered into a definitive
agreement regarding an initial Business Combination.


 


(b) The Sponsor and each Insider hereby
agrees and acknowledges that: (i) the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by such
Sponsor or an Insider of its, his or her obligations under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(a), 7(b), and 9, as applicable, of this
Letter Agreement (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be
entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such
breach.


 


7. (a) The Sponsor and each
Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof)
until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to
the Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock
splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period
commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes
a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s
stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”).


 


(b) The Sponsor and each Insider agrees
that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise
of the Private Placement Warrants), until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination (the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”,
together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the “Lock-up Periods”).


 


(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth
in paragraphs 7(a) and (b), Transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Shares and that are held by the Sponsor, any Insider
or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 7(c)), are permitted (a) to the Company’s officers
or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of the Company’s officers or directors or any affiliate of the Sponsor
or to any member(s) of the Sponsor or any of their affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s
immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate
of such individual or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution
upon death of such individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private
sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of an initial Business Combination at prices no greater than the price
at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; (f) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion
of an initial Business Combination; or (g) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability
company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through
(e) or (g), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer
restrictions herein.


 



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8. The Sponsor and each Insider
represents and warrants that it, he or she has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities
exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked. Each Insider’s
biographical information furnished to the Company (including any such information included in the Prospectus) is true and accurate
in all respects and does not omit any material information with respect to the Insider’s background. Each Insider’s
questionnaire furnished to the Company is true and accurate in all respects. Each Insider represents and warrants that: it, he
or she is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation
to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; it, he or she has never
been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling
of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and it, he or she is not currently a defendant
in any such criminal proceeding.


 


9. Except as disclosed in
the Prospectus, neither the Sponsor nor any officer, nor any affiliate of the Sponsor or any officer, nor any director of the Company,
shall receive from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect of any repayment of a loan
or other compensation prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of the Company’s
initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is) .


 


10. The Sponsor and each Insider
has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition
or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement and, as applicable, to
serve as an officer and/or director on the board of directors of the Company and hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus
as an officer and/or director of the Company.


 


11. As used herein, (i) “Business Combination”
shall mean a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination,
involving the Company and one or more businesses; (ii) “Capital Stock” shall mean, collectively,
the Common Stock and the Founder Shares; (iii) “Founder Shares” shall mean (a) the
5,175,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, initially issued to the Sponsor (up
to 675,000 Shares of which are subject to complete or partial forfeiture by the Sponsor if the over-allotment option is not exercised
by the Underwriters) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or $0.007 per share, prior to the consummation of the Public Offering;
(iv) “Initial Stockholders” shall mean the Sponsor and any Insider that holds Founder
Shares; (v) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the Warrants
to purchase up to 5,600,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (up to 6,140,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in
full) that the Sponsor has agreed to purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $5,600,000 in the aggregate (up to $6,140,000
if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), or $1.00 per Warrant, in a private placement that shall occur simultaneously
with the consummation of the Public Offering; (vi) “Public Stockholders” shall mean
the holders of securities issued in the Public Offering; (vii) “Trust Account” shall
mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering shall be deposited; and (viii) “Transfer”
shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase
or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position
or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or
other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security,
whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement
of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).


 



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12. The Company will maintain
an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and each officer and director
shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available
for any of the Company’s directors or officers.


 


13. This Letter Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate
in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended,
modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument
executed by all parties hereto.


 


14. No party hereto may assign
either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer
or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor and each Insider
and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.


 


15. Nothing in this Letter
Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy
or claim under or by reason of this Letter Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof. All
covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Letter Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.


 


16. This Letter Agreement
may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed
to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


17. This Letter Agreement
shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or
unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Letter Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.


 


18. This Letter Agreement
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto
(i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement shall
be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and
venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or
that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.


 


19. Any notice, consent or
request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile
transmission.


 


20. This
Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods or (ii) the liquidation of the Company;
provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall earlier terminate in the event that the Public Offering is not consummated
and closed by [ ], 2021; provided further that paragraph 4 of this Letter Agreement shall survive such liquidation.


 


21. The Company, the Sponsor
and each Insider hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters is a third party beneficiary
of this Letter Agreement.


 


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Sincerely,


 


	 	VIRTUOSO SPONSOR LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:  Jeffrey D. Warshaw 
	 	 	Title: Managing Member
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:  Jeffrey D. Warshaw
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:  Michael O. Driscoll
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:  Samuel Hendel
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:  Peggy Koenig
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:  Alan Masarek


 


	Acknowledged and Agreed:	 
	 	 
	VIRTUOSO ACQUISITION CORP. 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	Name: Jeffrey D. Warshaw	 
	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer	 


 


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