MF PC SA Interested in PE

Ignore title (last summer) - I'm currently at a MF (KKR/Carlyle/Ares) in their private credit arm as a SA and I'm interested in PE or Special Sits down the line as Associate or Analyst (few FT Analyst programs). Has anyone gone through a similar decision/path or has any insight into how to best approach this? Would think that as an investor I've developed a better skill set than in IB so wouldn't want to go back for FT, but I'm still open to doing so if absolutely necessary

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