Germanpublic limited liabilitylimited liability

What is “AGKGA”?

AGKGA stands for Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (German), a public limited liability company used primarily in Switzerland, Germany. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is eligible for public listing.

Full meaning & translation

The full form is Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, a German-language term. It translates literally as “Limited partnership formed as a joint-stock company.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as ag co kgaa, ag cokgaa.

Where it's used

AGKGA appears in company names registered in the following 2 jurisdictions:

CH · SwitzerlandDE · Germany

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityOwners' liability is limited to their capital contribution. Personal assets are protected.
OwnershipMay issue publicly traded shares listed on a stock exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to Corp in United States, AG in Germany, SA in France.

Equivalent forms around the world

These are the closest structural equivalents to AGKGA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

CountryEquivalent suffix
United StatesCorp
GermanyAG
FranceSA
FranceAE
GermanyAKGKA
GermanyCOAG
GermanyINVAG
GermanyKGA
United KingdomPLC
GermanyREITAG
GermanySE
GermanySE*
FranceSEM
FranceSICAF
FranceSICAV
FranceSPA
United KingdomULTD

Normalizing “AGKGA” in your data

When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — Acme AGKGA” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:

Request
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Acme AGKGA", "country": "ch"}'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "canonical": "acme agkga",
    "legal_type": null,
    "tokens": [
      "acme",
      "agkga"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "pipeline": [
      "lowercase",
      "legal_suffix"
    ],
    "confidence": 0.99
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does AGKGA stand for?

AGKGA stands for Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (German), which translates as "Limited partnership formed as a joint-stock company".

Is a AGKGA public or private?

A AGKGA is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.

What is the liability in a AGKGA?

Owners of a AGKGA have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.

Which countries use AGKGA?

AGKGA is used in Switzerland, Germany.

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