INVESTMENT FUNDS IN RELATION WITH SPONSORS, INVESTORS AND PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

The paper presents a briefly description of the main relations that can be encountered in the functionality of the investment fund with its participants – fund & sponsors, fund & investors, fund & portfolio companies. These three perspectives allow identifying the key role of the investment funds due to their activity objective. Maintaining a permanent concern to the market they operate on and to the preferences of investors, the investment company can obtain a solid competitive advantage and a strong image on the market, and nevertheless making the activity more effective.