HELP: Reneging PE offer? Thoughts?

I'm an IBD analyst (PWP,Centerview,allen co) who signed to start at a wellknown FOF in a year and I'm thinking of reneging for a MM buyout PE shop.

MM PE shop doesn't know I signed with FOF. What are the chances of me being skrewed over (ignoring the hate I will get from the headhunter).

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Renege. Take PE offer. Don't look back. Unless you got the offers from the same HH, you'll most probably be fine. Just give the HH a call and say after further thought, you decided you wanted an active investing role and realised you would not enjoy the FOF job.

 
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