Any chance to break into IB from CorpFin (Big 4) - Australia

Any advice for a second year analyst in Big 4 Corporate Finance looking to break into IB?

I know there are a lot of threads on this, but nothing specific to Australia, which is very different to the USA. For example, there is absolutely no emphasis on getting an MBA for top-tier jobs over here.

I have experience on a broad range of M&A, DD and Restructuring deals as our office is relatively small - so we have no separate TaS team etc.

Me: - One internship in Big 4 Financial Assurance (auditing) whilst at university - Lots of extracurricular experience whilst at university (President of two finance clubs, some awards and case competitions won etc.) - Masters in Finance from a top university in Australia with distinction (90% average). Consisted of coursework and a thesis (I wrote about 100 pages - did an event study on shareholder activism) - Undergrad degree in Accounting & Finance with pretty average grades - CFA level 2 completed - Two years in big 4 Corporate Finance

I'm aiming for somewhere like BAML, Goldman or UBS. Is there any hope for me?

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