What is “KDA”?
KDA stands for Командитно друштво со акции (Macedonian), a limited partnership used primarily in Bulgaria, North Macedonia. The suffix signals that the business has mixed liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Командитно друштво со акции, a Macedonian-language term. It translates literally as “Limited partnership with shares.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as komanditno druzhestvo s aktzii, к.д.а, кда, командитно дружество с акции.
Where it's used
KDA appears in company names registered in the following 2 jurisdictions:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to KDA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “KDA” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme KDA” 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 KDA", "country": "bg"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme kda",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"kda"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does KDA stand for?
KDA stands for Командитно друштво со акции (Macedonian), which translates as "Limited partnership with shares".
Is a KDA public or private?
A KDA is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a KDA?
Liability in a KDA is mixed. General partners bear unlimited liability while limited partners are protected up to their capital contribution.
Which countries use KDA?
KDA is used in Bulgaria, North Macedonia.
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