PE vs IB internship

Hey everyone. I recently got extended a PE offer for my sophomore internship at a very good and relatively large firm (75 bill AUM) on the Direct Co-Investments group and am unsure if I want to take it. Will it properly set me up for a BB IB internship my junior year? I do want to break into PE eventually, so I really like this PE offer but I am just not sure if I should take it or reject it and wait to get a BB IB offer for my sophomore year.

Im part of multiple recruiting pipelines and programs at BB's such as BofA, CS, GS, Citi.

My brother who works in IB tells me that I should take the offer, that its a very good firm and that I could skip banking entirely.

What does WSO think?

Will it hinder my ability to secure s junior year BB IB offer?

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