Romaniansole proprietorshipunlimited liability

What is “II”?

II stands for Intreprindere individuala (Romanian), a sole proprietorship used primarily in Romania. The suffix signals that the business has unlimited liability and is privately held.

Full meaning & translation

The full form is Intreprindere individuala, a Romanian-language term. It translates literally as “Individual enterprise.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as intreprindere individuala, intreprinderea individuala.

Where it's used

II appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

RO · Romania

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityMembers have unlimited personal liability for the entity's obligations.
OwnershipPrivately held. Shares are not listed or traded on a public exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to EIRL in France, EK in Germany, EU in Germany.

Equivalent forms around the world

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

CountryEquivalent suffix
FranceEIRL
GermanyEK
GermanyEU
RomaniaPF
RomaniaPFA
RomaniaPFI
United KingdomSP
United StatesDBA

Normalizing “II” in your data

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

Frequently asked questions

What does II stand for?

II stands for Intreprindere individuala (Romanian), which translates as "Individual enterprise".

Is a II public or private?

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

What is the liability in a II?

Members of a II have unlimited personal liability — they can be held responsible for the entity's debts beyond their initial investment.

Which countries use II?

II is used in Romania.

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