Recruiting for PE as 3rd Year IB Analyst -- Doable?

I've heard that PE firms like recruiting IB analysts, but not IB associates. If you're unsure if you want to make the career move to IB, is it feasible to extend your decision by agreeing to be a third year analyst at some IB? Or are you still seen as "too old" by many PE firms?  

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Great, thanks for response. And do you know if they did their recruiting sort of "on-cycle" at the beginning of the fall? Or was it off-cycle? 

 

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