Mark Wood

Co-Head of Katten's National Capital Markets

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Partner and National Capital Markets Co-Head Mark Wood is a highly skilled, pragmatic and client-focused practitioner with extensive experience representing public companies, investment banks and other market participants in various ongoing and transactional matters. As a leading advisor in respect of highly structured PIPE transactions, he represents public companies, placement agents and institutional investors, including a prominent firm targeting the health care space. Many of Mark's clients are in the health care, technology, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing and financial services industries.

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    10:40AM – 11:25AM

    November 13, 2026 November 13, 2025

    Bitcoin/Crypto PIPEs Highlights & Red Lights

    Highlights

    • Institutional Adoption Accelerates
    • Spot Bitcoin ETFs approved in major markets
    • Traditional finance (BlackRock, Fidelity, etc.) entering the space
    • Custody, compliance, and on-ramps maturing
    • Regulatory clarity slowly improving

    Red Lights (Risks & Concerns)

    • SEC enforcement-first approach continues to cloud project viability
    • Ambiguity around which tokens qualify as securities
    • Market Manipulation & Liquidity Issues
    • Short-term volatility discourages traditional capital allocators
    2:35 PM - 3:15 PM

    Thursday November 14 2024

    What you Should Know About Foreign Issuers and the PIPE Market

    • Overview of foreign securities laws and exchange listing requirements
    • Restrictions on transfer/resales of securities (Regulation S, Restrictive Legends)
    • Differences in documentation from domestic PIPEs
    • Canadian issuers, their regulatory regime, holding exemptions, and the US/Canada disclosure system
    • U.S. registration and dual listings; Exemptions from ’34 Act registration for foreign private issuers
    6:45 PM - 7:20 PM

    Wednesday November 13 2024

    Redefining PIPEs: 20 Years Later - What Constitutes a Private Investment in Public Equity?

    • Revisiting the industry’s understanding of what a PIPE transaction is (and isn’t)
    • Discussion of how PIPE investment strategies have changed and why
    • Overview of legal, regulatory, and other issues that have most impacted the market
    • Predictions for the future of PIPEs
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