European nomenclature

Company types in Europe

Browse legal forms country by country (SAS, SARL, GmbH, Ltd, BV...), then compare two jurisdictions to find equivalences and differences in capital or liability.

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France

8 types

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EURLSASARLSASSCASCISESNC

Germany

7 types

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AGGbRGmbHKGOHGSEUG

Spain

5 types

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SASCSESLSLU

Italy

6 types

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SASSESPASRLSRLSSS

Portugal

5 types

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LdaSASCSSESNC

Netherlands

5 types

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BVCVNVSEVOF

Belgium

6 types

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SASCSCSSESNCSRL

Luxembourg

5 types

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SASARLSCASCSSE

Austria

5 types

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AGGmbHKGOGSE

Ireland

5 types

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DACLPLTDPLCSE

United Kingdom

5 types

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CICLLPLPLtdPLC

Finland

5 types

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AyKyOskOyOyj

Denmark

4 types

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A/SApSI/SK/S

Sweden

5 types

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ABAB (publ)EFHBKB

Norway

4 types

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ANSASASANUF

Iceland

3 types

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ehf.hf.sf.

Poland

5 types

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PSAS.A.sp. j.sp. k.sp. z o.o.

Czech Republic

4 types

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a.s.k.s.s.r.o.v.o.s.

Slovakia

4 types

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a.s.k.s.s.r.o.v.o.s.

Hungary

5 types

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Bt.Kft.Kkt.Nyrt.Zrt.

Romania

4 types

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SASCSSNCSRL

Bulgaria

4 types

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ADEOODOODSD

Croatia

4 types

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d.d.d.o.o.j.d.o.o.j.t.d.

Slovenia

4 types

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d.d.d.n.o.d.o.o.k.d.

Estonia

4 types

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ASOÜTÜUÜ

Lithuania

4 types

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ABMBTŪBUAB

Latvia

4 types

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ASKSPSSIA

Cyprus

4 types

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GPLPLtdPLC

Malta

4 types

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GPLPLtdPLC

Greece

5 types

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