Internship offer at PE Fund vs Search Fund

Hi WSO. I need advice regarding two internship offers I have. I'm not sure which one to take.

Option A: Summer Analyst at LMM PE Fund
This is a lower middle market PE fund, and has about PE firm would look better than working at a search fund, however the responsibilities at the PE firm may not be as beneficial as the responsibilities at the search fund. Which do you believe is more important, working at an actual PE firm, or the opportunity to possibly learn more at a Search Fund?

Update 5/3/17:
For anyone who finds this topic and is in a similar boat. I talked to some alumni from my university who are fairly high up in the PE world and they highly recommended taking the internship at the actual PE fund. They said despite having less responsibilities, the exposure I would get to how an actual PE fund operates would be highly beneficial and attractive on a resume.

Update 11/12/17:
I figured I'd update this in case anyone else was in a similar boat. I ended up accepting the PE internship and it went way better than initially accepted. I was able to take on considerably more responsibility than I think even they had initially planned on. The internship was originally unpaid, however at the conclusion of the position I was given a "bonus" check. They also made a full-time return offer for when I graduate which I happily accepted.

 

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