Resume Help - Is Project Finance considered Investment Banking?

Hey guys, I'm thinking about recruiting for Infra PE and was wondering how I should label my experience on my resume. I'm currently working in project finance at a top bank in the space. So far, my experience has mostly been advisory/structuring, but the bank does do a fair amount of lending as well, since it is PF. We don't do any M&A aside from supporting the bid and/or structuring the debt financing. Work includes financial modeling, diligence, answering investor/lender Q&A, underwriting, ad hoc "quarterbacking", etc.

With that in mind, what job title do you think I would have the best odds of securing a PE role with (feel free to add suggestions as well):

1) Investment Banking Associate - Project Finance

2) Project Finance Associate

3) Associate - Project Finance

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I mean, it really depends on your bank and I don’t think it matters how you label it. If you did more advisory type work then yes it’s investment banking experience, and I have seen plenty of people go from project finance to infrastructure PE.

 

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