Private Equity Interview

Hey fellas have an interview coming up for a secondaries PE role - curious as to how one should answer the 'why are you interested in secondaries' question - safe to say broad exposure at a high level to portfolio and to an extent the portcos/assets is a reason for interest or would that be inaccurate?

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