SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE: What it Is – When is It Needed?

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A SPECIAL MEDICAL-EXECUTIVE-POST GUEST PRESENTATION

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What Is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)?

A special purpose vehicle is a subsidiary created by a parent company to isolate financial risk. It’s also called a special purpose entity (SPE). Its legal status as a separate company makes its obligations secure even if the parent company goes bankrupt. A special purpose vehicle is sometimes referred to as a bankruptcy-remote entity for this reason.

These vehicles can become a financially devastating way to hide company debt if accounting loopholes are exploited, as seen in the 2001 Enron scandal.

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SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE: Defined

By dcpalter

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What is an SPV and When Do You Need One?

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A special purpose vehicle (SPV), or a special purpose entity (SPE), is a legal entity that a parent company creates to hold separate assets from the parent’s balance sheet.


Its purpose is to isolate the parent company from any potential credit or financial risk that may arise from the SPV and is often used to pursue riskier projects, securitize debt, or transfer assets.
Since an SPV is separate from the parent company, it isn’t affected by the parent’s performance, and the parent isn’t typically affected by the performance of the SPV. If the parent goes bankrupt and is no longer in existence, the SPV can carry on.

This makes an SPV bankruptcy remote. This also means that the parent company is unaffected by the loss if the SPV fails.

MORE: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/resources/skills/strategy/special-purpose-vehicle-spv

Related: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2024/07/26/spac-v-direct-listing-v-ipo/

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