Most teams with this type of track record would be no better than the middle of the pack in terms of attendance.

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That type of track record made the understated, low-key Neff a favorite manager of many other professional fund managers--an "investor's investor, " if you will.

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And in a way I find it understandable why, although rare, this type of acquisitions has a pretty decent track record.

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