Avoiding Portco Work: Secondaries, Private Credit, Other?

In a traditional MM PE seat but dislike portco ops work. Enjoy deal structuring and financial engineering but not working with portcos directly. 

Curious to get thoughts on areas of the buyside that might be a good fit vs buyout PE or any personal experiences from people with similar preferences. 

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