… Associate —> MM PE?

Lateraled from a product group to coverage at BofA as an associate 1. Curious how attainable going to PE as an a1 or a2 would be? More so interested in being an investor as my job than fund size or prestige, so definitely ok with what you would consider “ok” exits to PE

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