The problem is that the number of deals are flat, so the average size of the deals has increased but the amount of deals getting done is down from 2014. (fortune.com)
With all new classes of investments the best deals get done early, and as more money flows into the new class returns surge because the flood of buyers drives prices up. (alephblog.com)
The more deals get done, the more costs are ignored, and the harder it is to tell what's really going on. (canadianbusiness.com)