Germanlimited partnershipmixed liability

What is “AGKGAA”?

AGKGAA stands for Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (German), a limited partnership used primarily in Austria, Germany. The suffix signals that the business has mixed liability and is privately held.

Full meaning & translation

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

Where it's used

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

AT · AustriaDE · Germany

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityMixed: general partners bear unlimited liability; limited partners are protected up to their invested capital.
OwnershipPrivately held. Shares are not listed or traded on a public exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to GmbH & Co. KG in Germany, AGKG in Austria, AKGK in Germany.

Equivalent forms around the world

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

CountryEquivalent suffix
GermanyGmbH & Co. KG
AustriaAGKG
GermanyAKGK
GermanyGBHKGA
GermanyGBHKGAA
United KingdomGPLP
United KingdomILP
GermanyKEG
GermanyKG
GermanyKGAA
United KingdomLP
AustriaNFGKG
GermanyNFKGKG
United StatesP
GermanyPR
FranceSCA
FranceSCS
FranceSELACA
United KingdomSLP

Normalizing “AGKGAA” in your data

When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — Acme AGKGAA” 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 AGKGAA", "country": "at"}'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "canonical": "acme agkgaa",
    "legal_type": null,
    "tokens": [
      "acme",
      "agkgaa"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "pipeline": [
      "lowercase",
      "legal_suffix"
    ],
    "confidence": 0.99
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does AGKGAA stand for?

AGKGAA stands for Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (German), which translates as "Limited partnership on shares".

Is a AGKGAA public or private?

A AGKGAA is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.

What is the liability in a AGKGAA?

Liability in a AGKGAA is mixed. General partners bear unlimited liability while limited partners are protected up to their capital contribution.

Which countries use AGKGAA?

AGKGAA is used in Austria, Germany.

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