What is “OFE”?
OFE stands for otwarty fundusz emerytalny (Polish), a nonprofit organization used primarily in Poland. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is otwarty fundusz emerytalny, a Polish-language term. It translates literally as “open pension fund.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as otwarte fundusze emerytalne.
Where it's used
OFE 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 OFE in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “OFE” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme OFE” 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 OFE", "country": "pl"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme ofe",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"ofe"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does OFE stand for?
OFE stands for otwarty fundusz emerytalny (Polish), which translates as "open pension fund".
Is a OFE public or private?
A OFE is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a OFE?
Owners of a OFE have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use OFE?
OFE is used in Poland.
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