Steve Leonard started Pacifica Capital in 1998 after spending 20 years in the commercial real estate industry. He returned 12.2% annually after fees between 1998 and early 2010, vs. 1.8% for the S&P 500. He managed to beat the market by more than 10 percentage points per year and that’s why we are interested in his fund. Steve Leonard usually invests in high quality non-cyclical companies and makes concentrated bets.