Possible to Break into IB after PE Internship in BSchool?

I'm a second year MBA student at a top 20 school. I failed to get a summer IB internship.  Instead, I ended up interning at a MM PE shop. Is it still possible for me to recruit for FT IB when I graduate in May? Since BB is more competitive, I'm thinking about targeting MM boutiques.

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