In a Synthetic Lease a Special Purpose Entity (SPE) Is

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In a synthetic lease a special purpose entity (SPE) is set up by a corporation that wants to acquire the use of an asset.The SPE borrows up to 97% of its capital, uses its funds to buy the asset, and then leases it to the sponsoring corporation on a short-term basis.This keeps both the asset and the debt off the sponsoring company's books.