Anyone in M&A how’s your deal flow rn

Industrial, getting buttfucked

Wrapping up a couple deals but will be materially slower after

Metals & mining - busy (MM / LMM). Industrials - busy (large cap). Biotech / healthcare - zilch (all sizes). Tech - busy (MM / LMM)

UMM business services - still getting crushed but feels like pipeline is slowing. Particularly visible in larger deals that likely need syndicated debt. Private credit firing on all cylinders to get smaller LBOs over the finish line. Strategic activity somewhat slower given market backdrop and low CEO confidence.

tech, very busy but also very tough to get any of these deals done... seems like tons of hurdles for every one. 

Am on the other side of the coin in PE BD, but all of the bankers I cover are singing the same tune: it's slow, everyone is in wait-and-see mode, deals aren't in market if they don't have to be, quality is down but the few "A" assets in market are getting a ton of interest.  People are slowly coming to terms with the new market conditions and realizing that they aren't going to get the 8-10x ARR value they were pitched on these days. 

MM industrials - staffed on 5 deals (one on hold) 3am is a good night - everyone is quiting

MM industrials - constantly midnight / couple of times 2/3am. Mainly marketing

M&A at a boutique, frankly haven’t seen deal volume go down since Covid. Not everything is 1+ billion like it was during Covid and we’ve had to move downmarket slightly but still getting worked.