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Can someone please explain how it’s possible to be on 4+ deals at once?

If I’m on one single active sell-side M&A process, I’m swamped (like working 9am-12am), add in a pitch or a slower process and I’m working until 2am or later each night. My banks standard is one intense live deal + something else lighter (like a pitch, equity raise, etc)

How is anyone possibly on 4 processes at once? Between marketing materials, the model, buyer outreach, diligence, stupid emails to respond to, etc, it seems physically impossible. Is it just that people are counting follow-on offerings or IPOs that are 0 work? Or there’s a product/coverage group situation where work is distributed? Or are there like 4 analysts per deal? I just don’t understand how that is even possible

 

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