Private limited company the German equivalent. On one hand it is possible to consider it as a kind of "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung" (GmbH) because it has aspects of a corporation; on the other hand it could be considered to be a kind of "Kommanditgesellschaft" (KG), which is the German equivalent of a limited partnership. Based on the literal translation of the word "company", an LLC should be considered to be a kind of KG without any liable partner. The German equivalent that comes closest to LLC, is GmbH & Co KG, a nested Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) where a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd & Signal Company is Westcode, a high-power semiconductor manufacturer, now part of the IXYS Corporation. On 2 May 2013, the acquisition of Invensys Rail by Siemens was successfully completed. On 1 July 2013, the new company name for Invensys Rail Limited became Siemens Rail Automation Limited, with Westinghouse Brake & Signal Holdings becoming Siemens Rail Automation Holdings Limited. With this, the Westinghouse name disappeared from the railway signalling industry. Several years later, Siemens announced that it planned to merge its rail assets, including the former Westinghouse Signal business, with Alstom. Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd The Westinghouse Brake &