What is “ASA”?
ASA stands for Allmennaksjeselskap (Norwegian), a public limited liability company used primarily in Norway. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is eligible for public listing.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Allmennaksjeselskap, a Norwegian-language term. It translates literally as “Public limited liability company.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as allmennaksjeselskap.
Where it's used
ASA 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 ASA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “ASA” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme ASA” 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 ASA", "country": "no"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme asa",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"asa"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does ASA stand for?
ASA stands for Allmennaksjeselskap (Norwegian), which translates as "Public limited liability company".
Is a ASA public or private?
A ASA is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a ASA?
Owners of a ASA have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use ASA?
ASA is used in Norway.
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