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<p>A <b>special-purpose entity</b> (<b>SPE</b>), also called a <b>special-purpose vehicle</b> (<b>SPV</b>) or a <b>financial vehicle corporation</b> (<b>FVC</b>), is a legal entity (usually a <a href="page.php?w=limited_company">limited company</a> of some type or, sometimes, a <a href="page.php?w=limited_partnership">limited partnership</a>) created to fulfill narrow, specific or temporary objectives.  SPEs are typically used by companies to isolate the firm from <a href="page.php?w=financial_risk">financial risk</a>. A formal definition is "The</p><p>
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