| AG (Aktiengesellschaft)
 | Public Limited Company, Corporation | 
	
		| Aktien (Inhaberaktien, Namensaktien) | shares (bearer shares, registered / ordinary shares) | 
	 
		| Firmensitz (Sitz der Gesellschaft, Geschäftsadresse, Domizil)
 | Registered Office | 
	
		| GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)
 | Limited Liability Company | 
	
		| GmbH & Co. KG | Limited Partnership with Limited Liability Company (combination of Limited Partnership (KG) and Limited Liability Company (GmbH): 
			the general partner is a Limited Liability Company (GmbH) which bears liability solely to the extent of its share capital and 
			the limited partners (Kommanditisten) bear liability to the value of their investment)
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		| Gesellschaftsanteile | company stakes | 
	
		| Gesellschaftsvertrag, Gründungsurkunde bzw. Errichtungsurkunde mit Gesellschaftsvertrag | Articles of Association, Memorandum and Articles of Association | 
	
		| Gründung, gründen, Errichtung, errichten | Formation, to form | 
	
		| Handelsregister, Handelsregisterauszug | Commercial Register, Certificate of Incorporation | 
	
		| KG (Kommanditgesellschaft)
 | Limited Partnership (the general partners (Komplementäre) in a KG have unlimited liability and  
			the limited partners (Kommanditisten) only bear liability to the value of their investment)
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		| Kauf (Erwerb, Übernahme durch Kauf der Geschäftsanteile / Anteilskauf / Übertragung von Anteilen)
 Kaufen (erwerben, übernehmen)
 | Purchase (acquisition, share deal) Purchasing
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		| Firmenmantel (Mantelgesellschaft, Gesellschaftsmantel)
 | Shell Company (also dormant, non-operating)
 (shell companies or corporations that are inactive (dormant), can be easily reactivated if they wants to start business again 
			in the future; have not been dissolved; voluntary liquidation can be canceled (voluntary liquidation means a solvent company 
			decide to liquidate the company))
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		| Mindestkapital, Stammkapital, Grundkapital, Aktienkapital, Gesellschaftskapital | Minimum Capital, Share Capital, Capital Stock, Corporate Capitalization, Authorized Capital | 
	
		| Rechtsform, Gesellschaftsform, Unternehmensform, Geschäftsform, Betriebsform | Legal Form | 
	
		| Vorratsgesellschaft, Vorrats Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft auf Vorrat, Gesellschaft auf Lager, Regalgesellschaft | Shelf Company, Ready Made Company (also ready-made, off-the-shelf, pre-registered)
 (shelf companies or corporations that are already formed, but have never been used; new, with no active business operations, 
			do not transact any business but which have been registered in the commercial register)
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