Germanpublic limited liabilitylimited liability

What is “REITAG”?

REITAG stands for REIT-Aktiengesellschaft (German), a public limited liability company used primarily in Germany. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is eligible for public listing.

Full meaning & translation

The full form is REIT-Aktiengesellschaft, a German-language term. It translates literally as “Real Estate Investment Trust joint-stock company.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as reit ag, reit aktiengesellschaft.

Where it's used

REITAG appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

DE · Germany

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityOwners' liability is limited to their capital contribution. Personal assets are protected.
OwnershipMay issue publicly traded shares listed on a stock exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to Corp in United States, AG in Germany, SA in France.

Equivalent forms around the world

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

CountryEquivalent suffix
United StatesCorp
GermanyAG
FranceSA
FranceAE
GermanyAGKGA
GermanyAKGKA
GermanyCOAG
GermanyINVAG
GermanyKGA
United KingdomPLC
GermanySE
GermanySE*
FranceSEM
FranceSICAF
FranceSICAV
FranceSPA
United KingdomULTD

Normalizing “REITAG” in your data

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

Frequently asked questions

What does REITAG stand for?

REITAG stands for REIT-Aktiengesellschaft (German), which translates as "Real Estate Investment Trust joint-stock company".

Is a REITAG public or private?

A REITAG is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.

What is the liability in a REITAG?

Owners of a REITAG have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.

Which countries use REITAG?

REITAG is used in Germany.

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