Markus Viirland

Markus Viirland

(416) 863-3097
(416) 863-2653
199 Bay St, Suite 4000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2001
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.
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On May 20, 2015, BCE Inc. (BCE) and Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) completed their acquisition of GLENTEL Inc. (GLENTEL), a Canadian-based multi-carrier mobile products distributor.
Element Financial Corporation acquired the assets and operations of PHH Arval, PHH Corporation's North American fleet management services business, for a purchase price of US$1.4 billion in cash. Element also assumed PHH's obligations under the PHH fleet securitization programs in the US and Canada.