limited partnershipmixed liability

What is “AKGK”?

AKGK (stock corporation with limited partnership) is a limited partnership used primarily in Germany. It signals mixed liability and private ownership.

Where it's used

AKGK appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

DE · 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, AGKGAA in Germany, GBHKGA in Germany.

Equivalent forms around the world

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

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

Normalizing “AKGK” in your data

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

Frequently asked questions

What does AKGK mean?

AKGK means "stock corporation with limited partnership".

Is a AKGK public or private?

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

What is the liability in a AKGK?

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

Which countries use AKGK?

AKGK is used in Germany.

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