Ext. | Country | Description |
S. de R.L. | Mexico | Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada. Limited Partnership |
S. en C. | Colombia & Peru | Sociedad en Comandita. Limited Partnership |
S. en N.C. | Mexico | Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo. General Partnership |
S/A | Brazil | Sociedades Anônimas. In Brazil, there must be at least two shareholders of an S/A, and they must have paid in cash at least 10% of the subscribed capital. The Capital must be deposited with the Bank of Brazil or other approved entity of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission. Annual accounts must be published. |
SA | Belgium | Société Anonyme, the Dutch language equivalent is NV. Initial capital must be BEF 2.5 million, and must be fully paid up upon incorporation. |
SA | France | Société Anonyme. |
SA | Greece | Société Anonyme. A Greek SA must have share capital of GRD 10 million. |
sa | Italy | Societá in accomandita per azioni. Limited partnership with shares. |
SA | Ivory Coast | Société Anonyme. Requires a minimum of seven shareholders. Each share must have a par value of at least 5000 CFA Francs, |
SA | Luxembourg | Société Anonyme. There is a minimum of two shareholders, and a minimum share capital of LUF 1.25 million. |
SA | Mexico | Sociedad anónima. Mexican SA's require a minimum capital of N$50,000. At least 20% of this must be paid-in at the time of incorporation. There is a minimum of two shareholders, but no maximum. Ordinary shareholder meetings can be called with 1/2 of the shares voting, and extraordinary meetings require a 3/4 vote. Shareholder meetings must take place in the city where the company is located, but board meetings can be abroad. 5% of annual profits must be allocated to a reserve until the reserve totals 20% of the capital. |
SA | Morocco | Société Anonyme. SA's must have at least seven shareholders and a share capital of at least 10,000 dirhams, with each share having a minimum par value of 1000 dirhams. |
SA | Poland | Spolka Akcyjna. Stock company |
SA | Portugal | Sociedad Anónima. Share capital minimum of PTE 5 million, and a minimum par value of PTE 1000 per share. There is a minimum of 5 shareholders. Companies are registered in the Commercial Registry. |
SA | Romania | Societate pe actiuni. Limited liability company, can be publicly-traded. Can be set up by one or more shareholders (but not more than 50) and must have a minimum capital of RL 2 million (about $100.00). At present, capital contributed by a foreign investor is converted to lei at the prevailing market exchange rate in effect at the time the capital is contributed for accounting purposes only. Companies may maintain bank accounts in foreign currency. The registered capital is divided into equal shares whose value cannot be less than RL 100,000 (about $5.00 USD) each. |
S.A. | Brazil | Sociedade por Ações. Privately-held company |
SA de CV | Mexico | Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable In Mexico, SA's can have either fixed or variable capital; this abbreviation is used for those with variable capital. |
SAFI | Uruguay | Sociedad Anonima Financiera de Inversion. Offshore company. |
S.A.I.C.A. | Venezuela | Sociedad Anónima Inscrita de Capital Abierto. Open Capital Company |
SApA | Italy | Societa in Accomandita per Azioni. |
Sarl | France & Other | Société à responsabilité limitée. Used in France and other French speaking countries. Private company. |
Sarl | Luxembourg | Société à responsabilité limitée. Private company -- must have share capital of at least LUF 500,000, and 100% must be paid up on formation. Requires a minimum of one director and two shareholders. |
SAS | Italy | Societá in Accomandita Semplice. Limited Partnership. |
SC | France | Société civile. Partnership with full liability. |
SC | Poland | Spólka prawa cywilnego. Partnership with all partners having unlimited liability. |
S.C. | Spain | Sociedad en commandita. General Partnership. |
SCA | Belgium | Societe en commandite par actions. Limited partnership with share capital. |
SCA | Romania | Societate in còmandita pe actiuni. Limited liability partnership with shares. |
SCP | Brazil | Sociedade em Conta de Participacão. This is a partnership where there is one partner assumed responsible for running the business. The other partners carry liability, but they do not have to be revealed. |
SCS | Belgium & France | Societe en Commandite Simple. |
S.C.S. | Brazil | Sociedade em Comandita Simples. Limited Partnership |
SCS | Romania | Societate in comandita simpla. Limited liability partnership. |
Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | Sendirian Berhad. Limited Liability Company. |
SENC | Luxembourg | Société en Nom Collectif. General Partnership |
SGPS | Portugal | Sociedade gestora de participações socialis. Holding Enterprise. |
SK | Poland | Spólka komandytowa. Limited liability partnership. |
SNC | France | Société en nom collectif. General Partnership |
SNC | Italy | Società in Nome Collettivo. General Partnership. |
SNC | Romania | Societate in nume colectiv. General Partnership. |
SNC | Spain | General Partnership |
SOPARFI | Luxembourg | Société de Participation Financiére. Holding company. |
sp | France | Societe en participation. |
SpA | Italy | Società per Azioni. Limited share company. |
spol s.r.o. | Czech Republic | Spolecnost s rucenim omezenym. Limited liability company. This type of company cannot trade on the stock exchange, but owners have limited liability up to their unpaid deposits. This type of company must have share capital of at least CZK 100,000, and each shareholder must contribute at least CZK 20,000. A reserve fund of at least 10% of the share capital must be created from the profits. There is a maximum of 50 shareholders. Directors must be Czech citizens or residents. An annual audit is usually not required. |
SPRL | Belgium | Société Privée à Responsabilité Limitée. French language equivalent to BVBA -- see that definition for more information. |
Sp. z.o.o. | Poland | Spólka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia. Limited liability company, privately-held. |
Srl | Chile | Sociedad de responsabilidad limitada, Limited Liability company |
Srl | Italy | Società a Responsabilità Limitata. Limited liability company. |
Srl | Mexico | Sociedad de responsabilidad limitada. This type of limited liability company is really not that common in Mexico. A minimum of N$3,000 is required. |
Srl | Romania | societate cu raspondere limitata. Limited-liability company, privately-held. Can be set up by one or more shareholders (but not more than 50) and must have a minimum capital of RL 2 million (about $100.00). At present, capital contributed by a foreign investor is converted to lei at the prevailing market exchange rate in effect at the time the capital is contributed for accounting purposes only. Companies may maintain bank accounts in foreign currency. The registered capital is divided into equal shares whose value cannot be less than RL 100,000 (about $5.00) each. |
Srl | Spain | Sociedad Regular Colectiva . |