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About Markus

Markus' primary focus is on 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.

He has an active capital markets practice, acting for issuers, investors and dealers, with a particular emphasis on private investments in public equities (PIPEs), cross-border offerings, initial public offerings and structured finance. In addition, he has acted for issuers in connection with their listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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.

Select Experience

Selected transactions include advising:

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • GMM Pfaudler Ltd on its acquisition of Professional Mixing Equipment Inc. (MixPro)

  • R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on its sale of substantially all of its Canadian operations to DATA Communications Management Corp. for total consideration of approximately C$131-million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments 

  • The Special Committee of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. on Rio Tinto plc's acquisition of the remaining 49% stake in Turquoise Hill for approximately US$3.3-billion

  • Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, on its acquisition of Canada Cartage

  • Sibanye UK Limited on its sale of Lonmin Canada Inc. to Magna Mining Inc. for total consideration of approximately C$16-million

  • Ardagh Metal Packaging on its acquisition of Hart Print for approximately US$5-million

  • Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd. on its acquisition of a majority of the shares of Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited from AOG Upstream B.V. and its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$16.4-million

  • Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board on their C$1.7-billion acquisition of Altagas Canada Inc.

  • Pattern Energy Group Inc. on its approximately US$6.1-billion all-cash acquisition by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

  • Kinross Gold Corporation on its sale of a royalty portfolio to Maverix Metals Inc. for total consideration of C$74-million

  • International Petroleum Corporation on its C$675-million acquisition of BlackPearl Resources Inc.

  • Lannick on its acquisition by Vaco and Vaco's financial sponsor, Quad C Management

  • Kinross Gold Corporation on the sale of its 25% interest in the Cerro Casale project and 100% interest in the Quebrada Seca project to Goldcorp Inc. for US$300-million in cash, the assumption by Goldcorp of a US$20-million payment obligation and the issuance of a 1.25% Goldcorp royalty relating to such projects

  • Delek Group Ltd. on its acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares in the capital of Ithaca Energy Inc. not already owned by Delek by way of a supported take-over bid and subsequent compulsory acquisition, which valued Ithaca's enterprise at C$1.68-billion

  • The Chief Executive Officer of Migao Corporation on his acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares in the capital of Migao not already owned by him

  • Bell on its C$670-million acquisition of GLENTEL Inc. and subsequent sale of a 50% interest in GLENTEL Inc. to Rogers Communications Inc.

  • Element Financial Corporation on its US$5-billion acquisition of the PHH Arval vehicle fleet management services business

  • The Special Committee of Patheon Inc. on its sale to a joint venture established by its significant shareholder, JLL Partners, and Koninklijke DSM N.V. for US$2-billion

  • H&R REIT on its C$2.75-billion acquisition of Primaris Retail REIT and subsequent agreement to sell a portfolio of 18 Primaris properties to a syndicate led by KingSett Capital for C$1.28-billion

  • Nord Gold N.V. on its insider bid to acquire the minority interest in High River Gold Ltd., in a deal valuing High River at US$1.2-billion

  • Denison Mines Corp. on the sale of its U.S. mining division to Energy Fuels Corp. valued at C$83-million and related capital reorganization

  • MBNA Canada on the acquisition of MBNA Canada's credit card portfolio by TD Bank Group in a transaction valued at C$8.5-billion

  • Solway Investment Group Limited on its US$170-million acquisition of the Fenix ferro-nickel project from HudBay Minerals Inc.

  • Oranje-Nassau Energie B.V. on its C$102-million acquisition of Cirrus Energy Corporation

  • Randgold Resources Limited on its C$578-million joint acquisition of Moto Goldmines Limited with AngloGold Ashanti Limited

  • Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd. on its acquisition of a majority of the shares of Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited from AOG Upstream B.V. and its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$16.4-million

Capital Markets

  • Intact Financial Corporation on its offerings of C$575-million of common shares and C$400-million of medium term notes in connection with its acquisition of the brokered commercial lines operations of Direct Line Insurance Group plc

  • The dealers in connection with Kinross Gold Corporation's issuance of US$500-million of senior notes

  • The dealers in connection with First Quantum Minerals' issuance of US$1.3-billion of senior notes

  • Rock Tech Lithium Inc. on its public offering of approximately C$40-million of units, each consisting of one common share and one half common share purchase warrant, and its private placement of approximately US$41-million of units, each consisting of one common share and one common share purchase warrant

  • Intact Financial Corporation on its offerings of C$4.45-billion of subscription receipts and C$600-million of medium term notes in connection with its C$12.3-billion acquisition, together with Tryg A/S, of RSA Insurance Group Plc

  • Intact Financial Corporation on its offerings of an aggregate of C$300-million of limited recourse capital notes, C$550-million of preferred shares, C$300-million of medium term notes, C$250-million of hybrid notes and US$500-million of senior unsecured notes

  • The dealers in connection with First Quantum Minerals' issuance of US$750-million of senior notes

  • Intact Financial Corporation on its C$1-billion acquisition of The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited and its related offering of C$461-million of subscription receipts

  • SoftBank Group Corp. on its C$99-million investment in Nemaska Lithium Inc.

  • The dealers in connection with First Quantum Minerals' issuance of US$1.85-billion of senior notes

  • Intact Financial Corporation on its US$1.7-billion acquisition of OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., and its related offerings of C$754-million of subscription receipts, C$300-million of preferred shares and C$425-million of medium term notes

  • The underwriters in connection with an offering by Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. of approximately C$77-million aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures

  • The underwriters in connection with an offering by Guyana Goldfields Inc. and secondary offering of approximately C$130-million of common shares in aggregate

  • The underwriters in connection with an offering by Kinross Gold Corporation of approximately US$287-million of common shares

  • Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd in connection with its private placement investment of approximately US$30-million in Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited

  • Citigroup Inc. on its C$600-million offering of maple bonds

  • Delek Group Ltd in connection with its private placement investment of approximately US$66-million in Ithaca Energy Inc.

  • Fiat Chrysler Finance Canada Ltd. in connection with the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. €20-billion global medium term note program

  • MBARC Credit Canada Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation, on its offerings of an aggregate of more than C$2.8-billion asset-backed notes

  • MCAP RMBS Issuer Corporation on its offerings of an aggregate of more than C$700-million residential mortgage-backed securities

  • Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. in connection with its C$750-million commercial paper program

  • MCAP CMBS Issuer Corporation on its offering of approximately C$224-million commercial mortgage-backed securities

  • BHP Billiton Finance Limited on its C$750-million offering of maple bonds

Strategic and Reorganization Transactions

  • PSP Investments on the merger of Loral Space & Communications and Telesat Canada to form a new publicly traded Telesat Corporation

  • General Electric Company on the spin-off and US$11.1-billion merger of GE's transportation business with Wabtec Corporation

  • BDP on its strategic investment in Quadrangle Architects Limited

  • Lundin Petroleum AB on the cross-border spin-off of International Petroleum Corporation as a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq First North exchange with an initial market capitalization in excess of C$500-million on day of listing, and the associated US$100-million issuer bid launched by International Petroleum's wholly owned subsidiary, Lundin Petroleum BV

  • R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company on the cross-border spin-off of LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

Awards & Recognition

Markus was recognized as a notable practitioner by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2020 in the area of Mining.

Education

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2001
LLB, University of Toronto Law School – 1999
BES, University of Waterloo – 1995

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