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Segregated portfolio company. A segregated portfolio company (or SPC ), sometimes referred to as a protected cell company, is a company which segregates the assets and liabilities of different classes (or sometimes series) of shares from each other and from the general assets of the SPC. Segregated portfolio assets comprise assets representing ...
Special-purpose entity. A special-purpose entity ( SPE; or, in Europe and India, special-purpose vehicle / SPV; or, in some cases in each EU jurisdiction, FVC, financial vehicle corporation) is a legal entity (usually a limited company of some type or, sometimes, a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or temporary objectives.
A special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC; / spæk / ), also known as a " blank check company ", is a shell corporation listed on a stock exchange with the purpose of acquiring (or merging with) a private company, thus making the private company public without going through the initial public offering process, which often carries significant ...
An SPC is a more comfortable alternative to a regular catheter and allows you to continue your normal daily activities without discomfort or pain. It’s also easy to cover with clothing or ...
Corporate law. A social purpose corporation ( SPC) is a type of for-profit entity, a corporation, in some U.S. states that enables, but does not require, considering social or environmental issues in decision making. SPCs are similar to benefit corporations (B corporations) and flexible purpose corporations (FPCs).
Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) is an insurance company headquartered in the Cayman Islands. The sixteen original member-countries of CCRIF included participants in CARICOM, and the membership of the Board of Directors is selected by CARICOM and by the Caribbean Development Bank.
Statistical process control. Statistical process control ( SPC) or statistical quality control ( SQC) is the application of statistical methods to monitor and control the quality of a production process. This helps to ensure that the process operates efficiently, producing more specification-conforming products with less waste scrap.
e. In the European Economic Area ( European Union member countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), a supplementary protection certificate ( SPC) is a sui generis intellectual property (IP) right that extends the duration of certain rights associated with a patent. It enters into force after expiry of a patent upon which it is based.