Private credit vs acquisitions?

Curious what would be a more beneficial starting point for one’s career - private credit or acquisitions. Will private credit demand (deal flow) subside drastically when interest rates come back down? Maybe I’m thinking about this wrong, but I’d assume with lower rates acquisitions are up more while private credit would subside? Is now the best time to be in a private credit position in terms of learning while acquisitions is pretty dead?

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