Germanpublic limited liabilitylimited liability

What is “AKGKA”?

AKGKA stands for Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (German), a public limited liability company used primarily in 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 on shares.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as ag co kgaa, ag cokgaa.

Where it's used

AKGKA appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

DE · 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 AKGKA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

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

Normalizing “AKGKA” in your data

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

Frequently asked questions

What does AKGKA stand for?

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

Is a AKGKA public or private?

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

What is the liability in a AKGKA?

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

Which countries use AKGKA?

AKGKA is used in Germany.

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