PE interview question: what can you contribute to the fund?

Hi,

Just had a first-round interview with an upper MM fund in London. I was asked the following question: "Given your background/qualifications/experience, what can you contribute to our fund's performance. Please be specific in your response"

Since I have a consulting background, I talked about commercial DD, industry scans to identify potential investment opportunites, and operational improvements. Still, the guy didn't seem very convinced (or maybe he is just pretending?). Is there anything I should have mentioned apart from the above points?

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