Company Types

  • GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG (GmbH) Private Limited company. Liability is limited to the amount of capital paid up (EU25,000). Most common form in Germany. Please contact us for assistance
  • AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (AG) Public Limited company. Limited liability, requires a larger minimum capital (€ 50.000), requires a mandatory supervisory board. Please contact us for further details.
  • OFFENE HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT (OHG) General Partnership – all partners are jointly and severally liable for all debts
  • KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT (KG) Limited Partnership – one or more general partners with full liability and limited partners whose liability is limited to their fixed contribution to the partnership
  • GMBH & CO. KG Special form of limited partnership -where the general partner is a GmbH, and a limited partnership issuing shares (Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien / KGaA) that is similar to a stock corporation but has one or more general partners fully liable for the company's debts
  • KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (KGaA) Similar to a stock corporation but has one or more general partners fully liable for the company's debts