Better postgrad opportunity: MM IB Analyst or MM PE Analyst?

College senior here. I’m weighing my options for full-time work after graduation, and am looking for some guidance. I worked as a summer analyst at a MM bank (outside of NYC/SF/CHI) and signed a return offer. Just recently, I was given an offer to join a MM PE shop in SF as an analyst. Thoughts on how to approach this? I know I want to be on the buyside eventually and am looking to be a career investor. I just don’t know how coveted a MM PE analyst role is compared to the traditional MF ones, or compared to my current IB role. Any help would be much appreciated

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depends if this is one of the PE analyst programs that have a track record of taking analysts and actually developing their skillset such as audax, golden gate. take a look at what their previous analysts are doing. mm analyst programs are pretty hit or miss but there are definitely some more established ones that i would take over mm ib. also depends on what cities you want to live in

 

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