Are any deals even getting done in this environment?

I joined an industrials group and sit on the same floor as my teams consumer group. Which are supposedly the most deadly dealflow industries and our whole analyst / associate team all get out at 6 pm. And most of my friends are on like majority pitches and like 1-2 live deals that haven’t closed in over a year and most likely won’t

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