Is merger mania occurring in the middle market as well?

2018 has no doubt been a stellar year for mega deals, and I would assume that the underlying economic causes for the deal environment transcends to the middle market as well, but as a soon-to-be MM IB analyst, I'm curious if anyone has any insight on whether or not the middle market is also in a very deal-friendly environment right now.

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