Search Fund or Structured/Project Finance Internship?

I'm currently weighing two internship opportunities for the summer. One is with a search fund that specializes in the ADG space and the other is with a structured/project finance group that focuses on infrastructure and energy projects. It's my understanding that the project finance internship will be much more modeling-intensive and the search fund internship will be more well-rounded with modeling, cold calling, etc.

My ultimate goal is to end up in PE after I complete my MBA (going into my 2nd year at a non-target, 3.8 GPA) but I can also see myself going into IB if the opportunity presents itself (I'm particularly interested in restructuring/distressed companies). I also already have one PE internship under my belt from this past fall. Which internship would give me the best experience to help propel me to reach my post-graduation career goals?

 

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