Why AM and not M&A or PE

I'm a student looking for an internship in AM but I've had experience in m&a and pe. One question that I get a lot is why AM and not the others? I feel that I answer this question quite weakly.

Why I choose AM is:

- the others imo are more disconnected to the market
- am is faster paced then the others
- pe/m&a focuses a lot on deals- negations involved have a lot of moving parts and if a deal falls over your work has less impact. in am even if you research a lot and the company you are looking at sucks, its still a success because you don't buy it (or you can short it depending on your fund)
- scope of companies you cover are a lot broader

are the reasons i have weak? or am i not speaking well enough?

cheers

 

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