Sponsors
These are partners in the project who bring in the equity capital or risk capital. Being so, they are keenly interested in the successful completion of the project and shoulder major responsibilities as regards its execution. The fact that they bring in the equity capital is an indication of their interest. Also the amount of equity that they bring has a marked bearing on the extent of debt that can be raised for the project.
Sometimes people who bring in the equity capital are just the initiators of the project. Included in this category are multinational firms, future buyers of products or services of the project, the public or private investors, international organisations, development banks etc.
Lenders
They bring in the debt capital. Financing of a big project necessitates intervention of a banking pool consortium composed of banks, national or international financial institutions, export financing institutions etc.
Guarantors
Guarantees maybe provided by banks, public financing organisations, international financial institutions, private insurance companies etc.
Project Operators
An operating company intervenes in the erection of the project. It brings its organisational know-how to manage the project.
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