Limited Liability Company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) – The limited liability company is a German legal form that is founded by at least one person and managed by at least one shareholder. As the name already indicates, this corporate legal form is characterized by a limitation of liability for its shareholder(s). The GmbH is […]
Limited partnership (KG) – The limited partnership is a German legal form founded by two or more persons and managed by at least one partner. The main feature of this legal form of business is the division of liability risk: at least one partner has unlimited liability and at least one partner has exclusive business […]
General partnership (OHG) – The general partnership is a German legal form founded by two or more persons and managed by at least one partner. As the name suggests, it is primarily focused on commercial enterprise and is thus subject to the German Commercial Code (HGB) in the legal sense. Back to all: Legal forms. […]
