Why PE? Why this firm? Coming from MBB?

How did you answer this and what did you think made you stand out? 

I always feel the reaction to this kind of question as kind of meh. The main points I always bring are more ownership, etc. and then 1-2 firm specific things. 

Curious if you guys put more thought into this?

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