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.
Topic
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