European business entities list

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Here's a list of business entities in Europe and their closest US-equivalents.

Disclaimer: This list is not exhaustive, may not be up-to-date, and is provided for general information purposes only.

Austria 🇦🇹

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
FlexCo	Limited liability company	€10,000	LLC
GmbH	Limited liability company	€35,000	LLC
AG	Joint-stock company	€70,000	Corporation
OG	General partnership	None	General Partnership
KG	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Einzelunternehmen	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship
Verein	Association	None	Non-profit

Belgium 🇧🇪

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
BVBA/SPRL	Private limited liability company	€18,550	LLC
NV/SA	Public limited company	€61,500	Corporation
CVBA/SCRL	Cooperative with limited liability	€18,550	Cooperative
VOF/SNC	General partnership	None	General Partnership
Eenmanszaak/Entreprise individuelle	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
d.o.o	Limited liability company	None	LLC
a.d.	Joint-stock company	None	Corporation
k.d.	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
o.d.	General partnership	None	General Partnership
z.o.o	Simple limited liability company	None	LLC

Bulgaria 🇧🇬

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
EOOD	Single member private limited liability company	None	LLC
OOD	Limited liability company	None	LLC
AD	Joint stock company	None	Corporation
KD	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
SD	General partnership	None	General Partnership
ET	Sole trader	None	Sole Proprietorship

Croatia 🇭🇷

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
d.d.	Joint-stock company	None	Corporation
d.o.o	Limited liability company	None	LLC
j.d.o.o	Simple limited liability company	None	LLC
obrt	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship
udruga	Association	None	Non-profit

Cyprus 🇨🇾

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Ltd	Private company limited by shares	None	LLC
Plc	Public company limited by shares	None	Corporation
GP	General partnership	None	General Partnership
LP	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Sole proprietorship	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship
Trust	Trust	None	Trust

Czech Republic 🇨🇿

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
s.r.o	Limited liability company	None	LLC
a.s.	Joint-stock company	None	Corporation
v.o.s	General commercial partnership	None	General Partnership
k.s	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
živnost	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Denmark 🇩🇰

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
ApS	Private limited company	DKK 50,000	LLC
A/S	Public limited company	DKK 500,000	Corporation
I/S	General partnership	None	General Partnership
P/S	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Enkeltmandsvirksomhed	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Estonia 🇪🇪

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
OÜ	Private limited company	€2,500	LLC
AS	Public limited company	€25,000	Corporation
TÜ	General partnership	None	General Partnership
UÜ	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
FIE	Sole proprietor	None	Sole Proprietorship

Finland 🇫🇮

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Oy	Limited company	€2,500	LLC
Ay	General partnership	None	General Partnership
Ky	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Tmi	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

France 🇫🇷

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
SA	Public limited company	€37,000	Corporation
SAS	Simplified stock company	None	Corporation
SARL	Limited liability company	€1	LLC
SNC	General partnership	None	General Partnership
SCI	Real estate investment company	None	Real Estate Investment Trust
EURL	Single-member limited liability company	€1	LLC
Micro-Entrepreneur	Microenterprise or sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Germany 🇩🇪

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
AG	Joint-stock company	€50,000	Corporation
GmbH	Limited liability company	€25,000	LLC
UG	Limited liability company	€1	LLC
OHG	General partnership	None	General Partnership
KG	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
e.K.	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Greece 🇬🇷

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
AE	Public limited company	€60,000	Corporation
EPE	Limited liability company	€4,500	LLC
OE	General partnership	None	General Partnership
EE	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
MEPE	Single-member LLC	€4,500	LLC

Hungary 🇭🇺

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Zrt.	Private limited company	HUF 3,000,000	LLC
Nyrt	Public limited company	HUF 20,000,000	Corporation
Kft.	Limited liability company	HUF 3,000,000	LLC
Bt.	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Kkt.	General partnership	None	General Partnership

Iceland 🇮🇸

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
hf.	Public limited company	ISK 4,000,000	Corporation
ehf.	Private limited company	ISK 500,000	LLC
sf.	Cooperative	None	Cooperative
slf.	General partnership	None	General Partnership
sp/f	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
einstaklingsfyrirtæki	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Ireland 🇮🇪

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Ltd	Private Limited Company	€1	LLC
PLC	Public Limited Company	€25,000	Corporation
DAC	Designated Activity Company	€1	LLC
LBG	Company Limited by Guarantee	None	Non-profit
Partnership	Partnership	None	Partnership
Sole Trader	Sole Proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Italy 🇮🇹

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
S.p.A.	Joint-stock company	€50,000	Corporation
S.r.l.	Limited liability company	€10,000	LLC
S.n.c.	General partnership	None	General Partnership
S.a.s.	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Ditta individuale	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Latvia 🇱🇻

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
AS	Joint-stock company	€35,000	Corporation
SIA	Limited liability company	€1	LLC
IK	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship
PS	General partnership	None	General Partnership
KS	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership

Lithuania 🇱🇹

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
UAB	Private limited company	€2,500	LLC
AB	Public limited company	€40,000	Corporation
IĮ	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship
TŪB	General partnership	None	General Partnership
KŪB	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership

Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
SA	Public limited company	€31,000	Corporation
SARL	Private limited company	€12,500	LLC
SCS	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
SCA	Partnership limited by shares	None	Partnership
SE	European company	€120,000	Corporation
SNC	General partnership	None	General Partnership

Malta 🇲🇹

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Ltd	Private limited company	€1,165	LLC
Plc	Public limited company	€46,588	Corporation
Partnership En Nom Collectif	General partnership	None	General Partnership
Partnership En Commandite	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership

Netherlands 🇳🇱

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
BV	Private Limited Company	€0	LLC
NV	Public Limited Company	€45,000	Corporation
VOF	General Partnership	None	General Partnership
Maatschap	Professional Partnership	None	Partnership
CV	Limited Partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Eenmanszaak	Sole Proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Norway 🇳🇴

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
AS	Private limited company	NOK 30,000	LLC
ASA	Public limited company	NOK 1,000,000	Corporation
ANS	General partnership	None	General Partnership
DA	General partnership	None	General Partnership
ENK	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Poland 🇵🇱

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Sp. z o.o.	Limited liability company	PLN 5,000	LLC
SA	Joint-stock company	PLN 100,000	Corporation
Sp. k.	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Sp.j.	General partnership	None	General Partnership
Sp.p.	Professional partnership	None	Partnership

Portugal 🇵🇹

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Lda	Private limited company	€1	LLC
SA	Public limited company	€50,000	Corporation
SGPS	Holdings company	€50,000	Corporation
SNC	General partnership	None	General Partnership
SC	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership

Romania 🇷🇴

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
SRL	Limited liability company	None	LLC
SA	Joint-stock company	None	Corporation
SNC	General partnership	None	General Partnership
SCS	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
PFA	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Slovakia 🇸🇰

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
s.r.o	Limited liability company	€5,000	LLC
a.s.	Joint-stock company	€25,000	Corporation
k.s.	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
v.o.s	General partnership	None	General Partnership

Slovenia 🇸🇮

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
d.o.o	Limited liability company	€7,500	LLC
d.d.	Joint-stock company	€25,000	Corporation
k.d.	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
s.p.	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Spain 🇪🇸

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
SA	Public limited company	€60,000	Corporation
SL	Private limited company	€3,000	LLC
SLNE	Private limited company	€3,000	LLC
SLL	Private limited company	€3,000	LLC
SC	General partnership	None	General Partnership

Sweden 🇸🇪

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
AB	Limited company	SEK 50,000	Corporation/LLC
HB	General partnership	None	General Partnership
KB	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Enskild firma	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship

Switzerland 🇨🇭

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
AG	Joint-stock company	CHF 100,000	Corporation
GmbH	Limited liability company	CHF 20,000	LLC
KG	Limited partnership	None	Limited Partnership
Einzelfirma	Sole proprietorship	None	Sole Proprietorship
Kollektivgesellschaft	General partnership	None	General Partnership

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
Ltd	Private company limited by shares	£1	LLC
PLC	Public limited company	£50,000	Corporation
LLP	Limited liability partnership	None	Partnership
Sole Trader	Sole trader	None	Sole Proprietorship
Partnership	Business partnership	None	Partnership

EU-wide 🇪🇺

Name	Description	Min. Capital	US-equivalent
SE	European company	€120,000	Corporation
SCE	European cooperative society	None	Cooperative