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:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to AKGKA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
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:
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"}'{
"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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