Markus Viirland

Markus has an active capital markets practice, acting for issuers, investors and dealers, with a particular emphasis on private investments in public equities (PIPEs) and cross-border offerings. In addition, he has acted for international issuers in connection with their listings on Canadian stock exchanges. His practice also includes international and Canadian domestic merger and acquisition transactions. He has acted for offerors and targets on negotiated and unsolicited acquisitions, as well as purchasers and vendors in connection with asset and share purchase transactions. Markus also advises on a wide range of securities compliance and general corporate and commercial matters. He regularly acts on transactions involving participants in natural resources and numerous other industry sectors. Markus practised in the firm's London, England office for four years, from 2007 to 2011, where he focused on cross-border transactions and provided advice to both Canadian and foreign clients conducting or seeking to conduct business in Canada.