HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Safe harbor leaseThe financial definition for Safe harbor lease:A lease to transfer tax benefits of ownership (depreciation and debt tax shield) from the lessee, if the lessee could not use them, to a lessor that could use them. Similar MatchesSafe harborSafe harborOften used in risk arbitrage as a form of shark repellent. A target company acquires a business so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive, giving it, in effect, a safe harbor. Click to compare definitions of Safe harbor lease Click to view definitions beginning sa |