LSE MScF vs LBS MFA for IB / PE in London.

Hey guys, a little more about me:
I grew up in South Africa, did my undergrad in  a non-target in the US, w a major in Business Psychology and minors in Finance and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. I have Irish citizenship, so can work immediately in the UK, and I plan to work in London after my masters. I have built a startup of my own, currently work in fintech as a financial analyst (startup), have done asset management at a family office, and spent my free time building valuations for startups while doing a lot of modeling courses.

I got accepted into both LSE Master in finance and LBS MFA. Ideally, i would like to go straight into a smaller PE firm, but understand it may be realistic without IB experience. Even with IB, i prefer to work at a smaller boutique firm rather than BB / EB.

Does anyone have insight for a best option for me? I don't mind either program, but am more concerned about placement. 

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