Work Intensity at Various Deal Stages

Currently working on my first sell-side M&A building the CIM and its just been ridiculous - daily turns, client detonating the deck every version they see, model / data constantly getting updated forcing us to redo CIM charts sometimes 3-4 times, etc. Haven't had a chance to breathe in 2-3 weeks working straight through weekends. And this is just one deal I'm on. 

For analysts with a year or two of experience: when working on a deal, how would you rate the intensity of the work at the various  stages? (1 - 10 where 1 = I'm watching netflix during the day and 10 = complete absence of a life outside work)

  •  Pre-mandate (initial due diligence and pitch materials)
  •  Process preparation (CIM, model, organizing materials in VDR)
  •  Sale process (buyer outreach, management presentations, request lists, ad-hoc analysis)
  •  Closing (buyer selected, final diligence process, closing docs)
 
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