Raji Khabbaz joined the R Liping Office with 28 years of investment experience across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including leveraged buyouts, venture capital, long/short equity strategies, concentrated long-only equity strategies, and dedicated short selling products. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with honors from the University of Bristol , and a M.B.A. from Oxford University.
Raji began his professional career as an analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at Morgan Stanley in 1990. In 1991, he joined Gleacher & Co where he worked on several large corporate restructurings and worked directly for the head of the leveraged buyout group. In 1993, he joined Harris & Harris Group, a publicly traded closed-end investment company, which specialized in early-stage technology and biotechnology venture capital investing. Harris & Harris Group worked closely with Gleacher & Co. on co-investment opportunities. Upon graduating from business school in 1995, Mr. Khabbaz co-founded Highline Capital Management, LLC, a long/short equity hedge fund specializing in special situations and corporate restructurings and reorganizations. In 2002, he co-founded Pierce Street Capital, LLC, a long/short equity hedge fund which focused on low net exposure portfolio strategies. In 2006, he joined Ivory Investment Management, LLC, a long/short equity hedge fund company based in Los Angeles. After Ivory, he co-founded Silver Arrow Investment Management, LLC. in 2011 where he served as senior portfolio manager from 2012 to 2019.
Michelle Dansky joined the R Liping Office as an analyst in the alternative markets, specifically hedge and private equity funds. She received her B.A. in Education from Florida Atlantic University. Michelle is a participant in the University of Cambridge Graduate School of Business Global Investor’s Forum and a member of the Oxford University Discovery Council. With her background as an educator, Michelle is actively involved in the family’s philanthropic endeavors, supporting music and art education among underprivileged students in London.