Lateraling from IB to more elite IB 5 months in...impacts on recruiting?

Quick insights would be helpful here. I work at a LMM bank ($100-$250mm average deal size). Essentially we are bottom feeders when it comes to deals. An opportunity came across for an immediate start a much more elite bank (we'll call it the best bank just below BB, some groups better than a few BB).

I have been working for 5 months and this new position would essentially bring me back to a day one analyst. Exit opps are 100% better with the name brand that comes with the bank.

Would it be a mistake to lateral right now? Would that raise red flags when I start recruiting for PE? I think it would put me at a huge advantage for on cycle recruiting next year having basically a year of experience over competition. Just not sure how this would look when talking to PE folks/recruiters. I don't want to come across as someone who is a job hoper. Thanks for any insights.

 

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