Special purpose entity
Subject in Business
Special purpose entity has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark explains that Enron moved toxic assets to special purpose entities and counted money borrowed against them as revenue.
“So they were hiding debt, boosting their revenues to just ridiculous heights for stuff that just should not have been counted as revenue”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How Enron Fooled the World (Jun 27, 2026) · Listen from 26:56
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: How Enron Fooled the WorldStuff You Should Know · Jun 27, 2026 · 1 h
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant recount the rise and collapse of Enron, from deregulation and the California energy crisis to accounting fraud, bankruptcy and its aftermath.