Lateral from PCA to FSG group at the associate / VP level

If you work as an Associate in a top PCA group, how feasible is it to move to FSG at the Associate / VP level? How feasible is it to move to PE from FSG afterward? 

If it is difficult, how feasible is it to move from PCA groups to M&A groups?

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