Was there something in the water? Brazilian-born Osmar Abib graduated from the same Houston high school with three other men -- Ralph Eades, Hugh "Skip" McGee, and Greg Pipkin -- who, like him, became prominent investment bankers specializing in energy. They even played on the same basketball team! Three decades later, the Credit Suisse banker joins the show to talk about opportunities in the industry, and how he made the transition from oilfield engineer. Abib also contrasts Credit Suisse to Perella Weinberg and Tudor Pickering, two firms that have begun merger talks to strengthen their position in the M&A advisory world.

<p>Was there something in the water? Brazilian-born Osmar Abib graduated from the same Houston high school with three other men -- Ralph Eades, Hugh "Skip" McGee, and Greg Pipkin -- who, like him, became prominent investment bankers specializing in energy. They even played on the same basketball team! Three decades later, the Credit Suisse banker joins the show to talk about opportunities in the industry, and how he made the transition from oilfield engineer. Abib also contrasts Credit Suisse to Perella Weinberg and Tudor Pickering, two firms that have begun merger talks to strengthen their position in the M&amp;A advisory world.</p>

Bloomberg M&A reporters, joined by outside experts and members of Bloomberg's Deals team, examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street. He'll talk to reporters who broke Bloomberg's major scoops and interview investors, executives, lawyers and bankers for an inside peek into what's going on inside corporate boardrooms and what it's like working with the world's largest companies and richest people.

Bloomberg M&A reporter Alex Sherman examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street.

Deal of the Week

23: The Brazil-Born, Texas-Bred Banker Who Loved Basketball

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