Stay in DCM or lateral to Lev Fin?

I want to break into the hedge fund industry and I am aware that I have no shot coming from DCM. If the opportunity is there after my summer internship, should I lateral to another firm for Lev Fin? The firm I will be at is top 10 for DCM and the one I have connections with is not top 10 for Lev Fin and is a Canadian bank. Any help would be great!

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The one I will be interning at is an American bank not in NYC. The one that I have connections with is a Canadian bank in NYC. The DCM bank also has their Lev Fin team not in NYC but it is very strong. 

 

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