ML-Implode News - Panic Sets in Among Hardy Hedge Fund Investors Remaining in Greece

... the question of what happens when the markets do open is particularly acute for the hedge fund investors -- including luminaries like David Einhorn and John Paulson -- who have collectively poured more than 10 billion euros, or $11 billion, into Greek government bonds, bank stocks and a slew of other investments... "People are freaking out," said Mr. Papapolitis [a lawyer to hedge funds], 32, his eyes red and his voice hoarse. "They have made some really big bets on Greece.
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Most of the hedge fund money in Greece is invested in about 30 billion euros of freshly minted Greek government debt securities that emerged from the 2012 restructuring of private sector bonds.

The largest investors include Japonica Partners in Rhode Island, the French investment funds H20 and Carmignac, and an assortment of other hedge funds like Farallon, Fortress, York Capital, Baupost, Knighthead and Greylock Capital.

... Mr. Einhorn at Greenlight Capital and Mr. Paulson, both of whom have invested and lost considerable sums in Piraeus Bank. Fairfax Financial Holdings and the distressed investor Wilbur Ross own a large stake in Eurobank, one Greece's four main banks.

Big positions have also been taken in some of Greece's largest companies. Fortress Capital bought $100 million in discounted debt belonging to Attica Holdings, Greece's largest ferryboat holder. York Capital has taken a 10 percent stake in GEK Terna, a prominent Greek construction and energy firm.

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Panic Sets in Among Hardy Hedge Fund Investors Remaining in Greece