Special Purpose Entity

Special Purpose Entity
SPE An organization or entity established as a vehicle for *off-balance sheet financing. The use of SPEs played a major role in the *Enron corporate governance scandal, and as a consequence the topic has attracted the attention of *accounting standards-setters. Further reading: Hartgraves and Benston (2002)

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