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)
Atco (British mower company) Atco (British mower company) Atco (Atlas Chain Company) Limited was a British mower company which traded as "Atco Ltd" from 1981 to 1990, making lawn mowers and garden tools. They sold a range of lawn mowers including lawn and garden tractors. Atco is the trade name of lawn mower of Atlas Chain Company, a company formed in 1865 which made chains for ships. Atco was founded by Charles H Pugh in 1921. All the below products from 1980–1992 are now obsolete. From 1980, Atco Motor Mowers imported lawn and garden tractors made to their designs from the United States. The