EB Analyst role vs MM PE" 500m deployed capital" Analyst role?

Hello everyone,

I was wondering what do you think about the two career paths/ opportunities, for someone whose end game is to get into PE and hopefully reach partner level.

The EB Analyst 1 role is in an EB IB in Dubai and the PE role is in MENA too. I am kinda confused, should the path be EB IB 2-3 years then try to get into Actis or other leading MENA region PE as an associate? or should I just start in PE as an analyst and climb the ladder?

I am doing Masters in Finance at IE Business school and I want to plan which one should be the much more efficient and logical path and why. 

Looking forward to your reply!

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