Is 2023 a bad time to try to move to IB from consulting? Any advice on how to proceed?

Some background: I have exactly 12 months of experience at T2 firm (LEK, OW, Roland Berger) in a PE team and I realized I would like the work in IB more than consulting.  Before my current job, I completed an internship in M&A Advisory at a boutique firm where I worked mostly with PE clients on buyouts and add-ons. 

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