What kind of hours can I expect at a low volume boutique?

I am an incoming analyst starting in July at a boutique bank, focused on a specific industry vertical, purely in M&A. Low volume, maybe 4-5 deals a year, but "high-touch" (very involved, mentioned there is a consulting aspect on top of the pure IB side during interviews). Also, relatively big deals (avg deal size around $500mm and growing). I know it's hard to say but given that they only staff analysts on a single deal at a time, do you think that I will have more reasonable hours versus big banks where you're on 3-4 deals at time? We also have protected Saturdays. Also street pay

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