1. legal forms of business organization in Germany

2. legal forms sole proprietors general partnership (OHG)
limited partnership (KG)
limited liability company (GmbH)
joint-stock company (AG)

3. limited liability company
legal form
characteristics
private corporation
limited liability company
(GmbH)
public corporation
joint-stock company
(AG)
shareholders
• number
• restrictions
• one or more shareholders
• no restrictions
directors
no restrictions, i.e. third party management or by
shareholders themselves
establishment
articles of association:
notarial deed
registration
application for entry in the commercial register in
notarial (certified) form
minimum capital € €

4. limited liability company
legal form
characteristics
private corporation
limited liability company
(GmbH)
public corporation
joint-stock company
(AG)
transfer of
interests /shares
notarial deed;
application to the
commercial register
by the MD in notarially
certified form
registration dependent
on type of stock
governance
• managing director, one
or more
• shareholders’
meeting
• supervisory
board, more than
500 employees
• managing director, one
• supervisory
board, at least 3
members
• shareholders’

5. How many companies are located in Germany?
joint-stock company; 1,6%
limited liability company; 98,4%
total (2011):

6. Which are the biggest joint-stock companies in lübeck?
sales (mio.) 213,6€
Dräger AG & Co. KGaA
sales (mio.) 44,3€
Which are the biggest joint-stock companies in Germany?
sales (mio.): €
sales (mio.): €
sales (mio.): €

7. the numbers of marketable companies

8. sources
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