Transitioning to a Long-term Oriented Investment Role

Hello all-looking for advice on transitioning into an investing role that focuses on high-quality, compounder companies with multi-year holding periods. I'm currently at a fund that is well regarded in the event-driven space, but know that it is not the right place for me long-term. 

We all know the handful of funds that follow this strategy and hire an analyst once every 5 years, but what other options are there? I'm open to Non-HF roles, including (disciplined) crossover roles (can be HF or the equivalent arms at the large asset managers) and family office roles. I would prefer the strategy to be long-biased. 

Other elements of the role that would be nice: relatively little bureaucracy, autonomy in covering/pitching names, and decent WLB (say ~65-70 hours most weeks). If they do interesting private investments and aren't just 'stock-pickers,' that would be a plus. 

Any thoughts, beyond the obvious candidates for this type of role?

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