Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien

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Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien is a German corporate legal form that combines features of a joint-stock company with those of a limited partnership, typically involving both general partners with unlimited liability and shareholders with limited liability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German corporate legal form ⓘ
hybrid business entity ⓘ
partnership limited by shares ⓘ
canBeListedOnStockExchange yes ⓘ
capitalStructure share capital divided into shares ⓘ
combinesFeaturesOf joint-stock company ⓘ
limited partnership ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
generalPartnerRole management and representation ⓘ
governedByBody general meeting of shareholders ⓘ
supervisory board ⓘ
hasAbbreviation KGaA ⓘ
hasComponent general partner ⓘ
shareholder ⓘ
hasEnglishName partnership limited by shares ⓘ
hasGermanName Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien ⓘ
hasLanguage German ⓘ
hasLegalPersonality yes ⓘ
hasLiabilityType limited liability for shareholders ⓘ
unlimited liability for general partners ⓘ
hasOrganizationalForm company with share capital and partnership elements ⓘ
hasShareTransferability shares generally freely transferable ⓘ
isPartOf German company law forms ⓘ
jurisdiction Germany ⓘ
legalSystem German commercial law ⓘ
liabilityOfGeneralPartner personally liable without limitation ⓘ
liabilityOfShareholder limited to contribution ⓘ
managementBy general partners ⓘ
ownershipType equity held by shareholders ⓘ
permitsSuccessionPlanning yes ⓘ
regulatedBy Aktiengesetz ⓘ
Handelsgesetzbuch ⓘ
requiresArticlesOfAssociation yes ⓘ
requiresManagementBoard no, management by general partners ⓘ
requiresMinimumCapital yes ⓘ
requiresNotarialDeed yes ⓘ
requiresRegistrationIn commercial register ⓘ
requiresSupervisoryBoard yes ⓘ
riskAllocation entrepreneurial risk concentrated on general partners ⓘ
shareholderRole capital provider ⓘ
similarTo Aktiengesellschaft ⓘ
Kommanditgesellschaft ⓘ
taxTreatment generally treated as corporation for tax purposes in Germany ⓘ
typicalGeneralPartner limited liability company ⓘ
usedFor enterprises seeking external equity financing ⓘ
family-owned businesses ⓘ

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Bertelsmann → legalForm → Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien ⓘ
Voith → legalForm → GmbH & Co. KGaA ⓘ
linked to: Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
M.M. Warburg & Co. → legalForm → Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien ⓘ
Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien → similarTo → Kommanditgesellschaft ⓘ
linked to: Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
German Stock Corporation Act → appliesTo → Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien ⓘ
KGaA → fullName → Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien ⓘ