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Credit Suisse Reportedly Closing Houston Office Amid Restructure
Credit Suisse had been busy in the M&A field in Texas, advising on deals in the shale, aka "fracking," development. The sector has minted a number of high net worth individuals over the years.
Credit Suisse
is shutting its office in Houston, Texas, as the UBS takeover continues, a media
report has said.
The Bloomberg story this week, citing unnamed sources,
prompts questions on whether the Swiss bank will maintain an
active role in energy dealmaking at a time when other firms are
bulking up for the oil and gas banking business.
UBS is also closing its Houston investment banking office, which
mostly covers clean-energy technologies including hydrogen, the
news service said. The sector will be covered from other
locations such as New York.
The report noted that Credit Suisse bankers had shepherded
several high-profile transactions, including taking Parsely
Energy public and years later advising the oil driller in its
acquisition by Pioneer Natural Resources, led by shale titan
Scott Sheffield, for roughly $7.6 billion.
Credit Suisse was, the report noted, busy during the shale
revolution of the 2010s when many explorers, who were chasing
production at all costs, recapitalized with equity offerings to
avoid going broke.
The report said Credit Suisse and UBS declined to comment. UBS
declined to comment to Family Wealth Report on the
matter.