public limited liabilitylimited liability

What is “TD”?

TD (Group or corporation (Vietnamese tập đoàn)) is a public limited liability company used primarily in Vietnam. It signals limited liability and potential public listing.

Where it's used

TD appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

VN · Vietnam

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 TD in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

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

Normalizing “TD” in your data

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

Frequently asked questions

What does TD mean?

TD means "Group or corporation (Vietnamese tập đoàn)".

Is a TD public or private?

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

What is the liability in a TD?

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

Which countries use TD?

TD is used in Vietnam.

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