What is “PUAT”?
PUAT (Public joint-stock company) is a public limited liability company used primarily in Ukraine. It signals limited liability and potential public listing.
Where it's used
PUAT 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 PUAT in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
| Country | Equivalent suffix |
|---|---|
| United States | Corp |
| Germany | AG |
| France | SA |
| France | AE |
| Germany | AGKGA |
| Germany | AKGKA |
| Ukraine | AT |
| Ukraine | ATVTT |
| Germany | COAG |
| Ukraine | DAT |
| Ukraine | DVAT |
| Germany | INVAG |
| Germany | KGA |
| Ukraine | OAO |
| United Kingdom | PLC |
| Ukraine | PRAT |
| Germany | REITAG |
| Germany | SE |
| Germany | SE* |
| France | SEM |
| France | SICAF |
| France | SICAV |
| France | SPA |
| United Kingdom | ULTD |
| Ukraine | VAT |
Normalizing “PUAT” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme PUAT” 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 PUAT", "country": "ua"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme puat",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"puat"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does PUAT mean?
PUAT means "Public joint-stock company".
Is a PUAT public or private?
A PUAT is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a PUAT?
Owners of a PUAT have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use PUAT?
PUAT is used in Ukraine.
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