Quant: HF vs BB

I have received the following 2 internship offers, both in London:

Both opportunities are very interesting, pay about the same, and should be relatively easy to convert to a full time offer.

I was wondering if anyone can offer some advice, purely from a career perspective, knowing that my ultimate goal would be to end up as a portfolio manager at a HF.

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