Sector team in generalist firm Vs sector-focused firm

Hi all, do you think there’s benefits to joining a sector specific firm over a sector team within a broad platform?

for example for healthcare, would there be experience benefits from joint Patient Square Capital or Vivo Capital over the healthcare team of Advent or Blackstone?

This could apply to any industry - thanks!

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