Transaction Advisory Pathway to IB

Been thinking of taking a TA/Valuation path to break into IB (ultimate end goal). Any advice/thoughts on this? Spoke with a few individuals in IB and they all said this is a fairly viable option.

Any firms that are more privy to lateral hires from a general consulting background? Is it worth foregoing 1-2 years trying to get into TA rather than pivoting through an MBA?

Any thoughts on this would be great!

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