Can be both private or public. The minimum share capital is 2 million CZK (20 million CZK for IPOs). Organs: General Assembly, Board of Directors and Supervisory Board.
Assimilable to Public Limited Company, plc. The minimum share capital is 1 million SKK (approx. 25 000 EUR). Organs: General Assembly, Board and Control Council.
A corporation. In Texas and some other U.S. States, it is permissible to use Ltd. instead of Inc., Co., or Corp. for a corporation. This is not to be confused with a Limited Liability Company, which is a different type of legal entity.
A limited liability company, liability limited by shares. In its articles or corporation it may forbid public trading of its shares. However, it is the only type of company in the Netherlands that may allow public trading of its shares.
Similar to Public Limited Company (PLC). There is also ZAO (zakrytoye aktsionernoye obshchestvo (Закрытое акционерное общество) - Close Joint-Stock Company, or closely-held corporation, no more than fifty shareholders)
Besloten Vennootschap"", a private limited liability company, liability limited by shares. The most common form of enterprise. Similar to GmbH, LLC, Ltd., BVBA, SPRL.
Besloten Vennootschap met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid, a private limited liability company, liability limited by shares. The most common form of enterprise. Similar to GmbH, LLC, Ltd., BV, SPRL.
Limited liability company, similar to a corporation and a limited liability partnership. May be legally abbreviated in multiple ways. The most common abbreviation is LLC. Allowable abbreviations may vary by U.S. State.Note: Ltd. by itself is not a valid abbreviation for an LLC, because in some states, like Texas, Ltd. may mean a Corporation instead of an LLC.
Limited liability partnership where each partner is fully liable for the debts of the partnership, not including acts of professional negligence or malpractice.
Private company with liability limited by shares (not traded publicly) or by guarantee. Established under English law and used by countries with similar company laws. In Australia, a company with the suffix Ltd may be a company limited by guarantee (e.g. for charities, universities etc). Such companies may obtain dispensation from the federal government to operate without the suffix to distinguish their activities from those of a commercial company.
a prefix used to distinguish a Proprietary Limited company (Pty. Ltd.), essentially the same as a UK private limited company (Ltd.) Used in Australia, South Africa and others. A Proprietary company generally (depending on jurisdiction) is one with less then 50 members (shareholders), and not exceeding a certain annual revenue. In Australia, proprietary companies are classified as either small or large depending on the number of employees and the quantum of gross assets and operating capital.
Sociedad Limitada Nueva Empresa. Similar to SL, it was introduced in 2003 to speed up the registration of a new company (it takes one day to register). Minimum capital is 3.012€
spółka komandytowa (limited partnership), that is a partnership with at least one general partner and one limited partner called a sleeping partner or a silent partner
spółdzielnia europejska (European Cooperative Society, ECS), that is a pan-European company under EU law, from Latin Societas Cooperativa Europaea, SCE (co-op)
europejska spółka prywatna (European private company, EPC), that is a pan-European company under EU law, from Latin Europaea Societas Privatus, not in force yet, now there are only consultations on introducing it
