FIG IB to RX IB/Distressed PE

Would love to get your take on whether moving from FIG IB, particularly specialty finance or banks coverage, into special situations, distressed PE, or RX IB is a realistic path.

I’m also curious what the broader exit options tend to look like outside of traditional FIG PE/HF

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