AG (Aktiengesellschaft) | 
		Public Limited Company, Corporation | 
	
		| Aktien (Inhaberaktien, Namensaktien) | 
		shares (bearer shares, registered / ordinary shares) | 
	 
		Firmensitz (Sitz der Gesellschaft, Geschäftsadresse, Domizil) | 
		Registered Office | 
	
		GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) | 
		Limited Liability Company | 
	
		| GmbH & Co. KG | 
		Limited Partnership with Limited Liability Company 
			(combination of Limited Partnership (KG) and Limited Liability Company (GmbH): 
			the general partner is a Limited Liability Company (GmbH) which bears liability solely to the extent of its share capital and 
			the limited partners (Kommanditisten) bear liability to the value of their investment) | 
	
		| Gesellschaftsanteile | 
		company stakes | 
	
		| Gesellschaftsvertrag, Gründungsurkunde bzw. Errichtungsurkunde mit Gesellschaftsvertrag | 
		Articles of Association, Memorandum and Articles of Association | 
	
		| Gründung, gründen, Errichtung, errichten | 
		Formation, to form | 
	
		| Handelsregister, Handelsregisterauszug | 
		Commercial Register, Certificate of Incorporation | 
	
		KG (Kommanditgesellschaft) | 
		Limited Partnership 
			(the general partners (Komplementäre) in a KG have unlimited liability and  
			the limited partners (Kommanditisten) only bear liability to the value of their investment)
		 | 
	
		Kauf (Erwerb, Übernahme durch Kauf der Geschäftsanteile / Anteilskauf /  Übertragung von Anteilen) Kaufen (erwerben, übernehmen) | 
		Purchase (acquisition, share deal) Purchasing | 
	
		Firmenmantel (Mantelgesellschaft, Gesellschaftsmantel) | 
		Shell Company (also dormant, non-operating) 
			(shell companies or corporations that are inactive (dormant), can be easily reactivated if they wants to start business again 
			in the future; have not been dissolved; voluntary liquidation can be canceled (voluntary liquidation means a solvent company 
			decide to liquidate the company)) | 
	
		| Mindestkapital, Stammkapital, Grundkapital, Aktienkapital, Gesellschaftskapital | 
		Minimum Capital, Share Capital, Capital Stock, Corporate Capitalization, Authorized Capital | 
	
		| Rechtsform, Gesellschaftsform, Unternehmensform, Geschäftsform, Betriebsform | 
		Legal Form | 
	
		| Vorratsgesellschaft, Vorrats Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft auf Vorrat, Gesellschaft auf Lager, Regalgesellschaft | 
		Shelf Company, Ready Made Company (also ready-made, off-the-shelf, pre-registered) 
			(shelf companies or corporations that are already formed, but have never been used; new, with no active business operations, 
			do not transact any business but which have been registered in the commercial register) |