A Kommanditgesellschaft (abbreviated "KG", pronounced [kɔmanˈditgəˌzɛlʃaft]) is the German name for a limited partnership business entity and is used in German, Austrian and some other European legal systems.
Corporation
A corporation is a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.
General partnership
In most countries, a general partnership (the basic form of partnership under common law) is an association of persons or an unincorporated company with the following major features:
* Created by agreement, proof of existence and estoppel.
Limited liability partnership
A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities.
Concern (business)
A concern (German: Konzern) is a type of business group common in Europe, particularly in Germany.
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.
Shell corporation
A shell corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations.
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, also small and medium enterprises) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel numbers fall below certain limits.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company that is owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company, parent, or holding company.
Types of business entity
A business entity is an entity that is formed and administered as per commercial law in order to engage in business activities, charitable work, or other activities allowable.
Division (business)
A division of a business or business division (sometimes called a business sector) is one of the parts into which a business, organization or company is divided.
European economic interest grouping
A European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) is a type of legal entity created on 1985-07-25 under European Community (EC) Council Regulation 2137/85.
Kabunakama
Kabunakama (株仲間) were merchant guilds in Edo period Japan, which developed out of the basic merchants' associations known as nakama.
Shelf corporation
A shelf corporation, shelf company, or aged corporation is a company or corporation that has had no activity.
Societas privata Europaea
A European Private Company (Latin: societas privata Europaea, SPE) is a legal form for a limited liability company that is being proposed by the European Commission to be introduced across the European Union.
Partenreederei
A partenreederei (Plural: Partenreedereien) is a type of partnership under German and German-influenced maritime law for the joint ownership of a merchant vessel.
Societas cooperativa Europaea
The European Cooperative Society (SCE, for Latin societas cooperativa Europaea) is, in company law, a European co-operative type of company, established in 2006 and related to the European Company.
Yūgen gaisha
A yūgen gaisha or yūgen kaisha (Jp. 有限会社, lit. "limited company," abbreviated in English as Y.K. or Co., Ltd.) is a form of business organization in Japan.
Delaware General Corporation Law
The Delaware General Corporation Law (Title 8, Chapter 1 of the Delaware Code) is the statute governing corporate law in the U.
Mochibun kaisha
Mochibun kaisha (持分会社) are a class of corporations under Japanese law.
Income trust
An income trust is an investment that may hold equities, debt instruments, royalty interests or real properties.