IB vs. Bx/Carlyle Secondaries vs. MBB out of Undergrad

Would you choose BB IB or Secondary investment at Bx/Carlyle? Curious about exit opps. Understand that the hard skills learned in IB would likely be stronger, but is there any benefit of going to Secondaries at Bx/Carlyle straight out of undergrad if MF PE is goal long term?

 

I've spent a fair amount of time on LinkedIn looking at the backgrounds of MF associates, haven't seen anyone who's moved internally. That's not to say they don't exist.

If it's a non-financing group at a middle/top BB I'd take that

 

Would also be curious to see how EBs stack up against this playing field. I would assume EB > MBB for those targeting PE megafunds, but how does EB vs. BB play out in this case?

 

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