Based on internal tracking measures, we see that chemical deal activity in 2018 (902 transactions) was comparable to the level of activity in 2017 (933 transactions). However, if you analyse this on a monthly basis it tells a very different story. When measuring deal volume over a previous 12-month period, we see that the number of completed deals peaked in July 2018 at roughly 990 transactions. The summation of that trailing analysis has dropped every month since that time. As of April 2019, the total was 799 transactions having occurred over the prior 12-month period. This is a decrease of ...