PE Analyst Comp

Has anyone ever seen someone go to the buyside as a MM PE Analyst after ~2 years of MM IB instead of as an PE Associate? Does anyone think it's worth it? What kind of comp expectations should there be assuming it's based in SF/NY/LA?

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