Private limited company Private limited company A private limited company is a type of business entity in "private" ownership used in many jurisdictions in contrast to "public" ownership, with some differences from country to country. Examples include "LLC" in the US, "private company limited by shares" in the UK, "GmbH" in Germany or "společnost s ručením omezeným" in the Czech Republic. In Albania a limited liability company () is a commercial company founded by persons of physical or judicial status, who are not liable for the company and personally bear losses only up to the outstanding contribution agreements. Partners' contributions constitute the registered
Private limited company translated as " company limited by shares"): The terms for this kind of company used in the three official languages of the Swiss Confederation are as follows: In German "Aktiengesellschaft" (abbreviation: "AG"), in French "Société Anonyme" (abbreviation: "SA") and in Italian "Società Anonima" (abbreviation: "SA"). A Swiss corporation is with respect to various matters different from an LLC (including a Swiss LLC): Most important is that a Swiss corporation may, neither by default nor by exercising any respective option provided by the Swiss law, be member-managed like an LLC, as the respective mandatory provisions of Swiss law provide that the