Ares Special Opportunities vs. Corporate Opportunities SA 2024

Ares just released their pre-application form for 2024 PE SA and they make you choose between either Corporate Opportunities or Special Opportunities. I don't really have a preference between special situations and vanilla PE, so I was wondering what y'all thought was the better fund to be at right now. Thanks.

 

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