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| Companies law |
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| Basic forms: |
| Sole proprietorship |
| Partnership (General · Limited · LLP) |
| Corporation (LLC) |
| Cooperative |
| United States: |
| Business trust LLLP · Series LLC Delaware corporation Nevada corporation |
| European Economic Area, including European Union: |
| SE · SCE |
| United Kingdom / Commonwealth / Ireland: |
| Limited company (By shares · By guarantee) (Public · Proprietary) Community interest company |
| Civil law countries: |
| AB · AG · ANS · A/S · AS |
| K.K. · N.V. · OY · S.A. · GmbH |
| Doctrines |
| Corporate governance |
| Limited liability · Ultra vires |
| Business judgment rule |
| Internal affairs doctrine |
| De facto corporation and corporation by estoppel |
| Piercing the corporate veil |
| Rochdale Principles |
| Related areas of law |
| Contract · Civil procedure |
Aktiebolag (literally stock company) is the Swedish term for a corporation, i.e. a company that has stocks. When used in company names it is abbreviated AB in Sweden and Ab in Finland. The Finnish language equivalent is osakeyhtiö, or Oy. The German and Norwegian equivalents would be Aktiengesellschaft (AG) and Aksjeselskap (AS), respectively, which is literally a translation of the Swedish term (or vice versa); the British would be Limited company (Ltd.); the Americans call it corporation (Inc.). Companies that are on the Swedish stock markets provide public stock, and their legal name is AB (publ.) in Sweden (although the term "publ." is never used in common trading). This is to differentiate them from companies that do not offer public stock. Even small companies, such as one-person companies, can be structured as stock companies. In Finland, Abp is a company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The abbreviation has been so common that it is commonly seen within company names. SAAB (Svenska Aeroplan AB) is one well known example. Others are Abloy (Ab Lås Oy) and Peab etc.
See also
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH; limited liability company)
- Aktieselskab (the corresponding concept in Denmark)
- Public limited company (the corresponding concept in the UK and in Ireland)
- S. A. (the corresponding concept in France, Spain and other Romance language countries)
- Naamloze Vennootschap (the corresponding concept in the Netherlands)
- Osakeyhtiö (the corresponding concept in Finland)
- Societas Europaea (the corresponding concept for European companies in the European Union)
- Limited liability company
Links
Swedish Companies Registration Office
