Hedge Fund - Q Investments (Specter Holdings)

Geoffrey Raynor co-founded Q Investments, L.P in 1994. In the same year, he founded Scepter Holdings, Inc., where he is the sole shareholder.

Geoffrey Raynor graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Philosophy. After graduation, Geoffrey Raynor started out as a general employee at Shearson Lehman Brothers. Shearson Lehman Brothers is not the same as the Lehman Brothers that dropped the bankruptcy bomb in 2008, though there was a merger in 1984.

After his stint at Shearson Lehman Brothers, Geoffrey Raynor was employed by the rich and powerful Bass family of Fort Worth, Texas. Details are few and vague regarding this position. However, there is evidence that Geoffrey Raynor successfully conducted private equity transactions and venture capital investments for the Bass family. He also performed public market securities trading for the Bass family at that time.

Geoffrey Raynor’s Q Investments, L.P. is based in Fort Worth, TX. The company has flexible capital. It manages over $2.3 billion worth of equity capital, working on behalf of several individuals and companies. The company manages and advises the investment affairs of several of the area’s wealthiest families. Geoffrey Raynor had served as the company’s President, and while he no longer holds a position there, he maintains close contact with individuals and the company in general.

Scepter Holdings, Inc., on the other hand, services both individuals and companies and is based in Fort Worth, TX. Its primary markets are the public equities and fixed income markets.