<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A private limited company is a hybrid type of business entity used in many jurisdictions, with some differences from country to country . Examples include LLC in the US, private company limited by shares in the UK, GmbH in Germany or společnost s ručením omezeným in the Czech Republic . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Business form </Th> <Th> Abbreviation (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> limited liability company </Td> <Td> LLC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> privately held company </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> private company limited by shares </Td> <Td> Pvt. Ltd . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid </Td> <Td> bv </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> bvba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Société Privée à Responsabilité Limitée </Td> <Td> SPRL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> société à responsabilité limitée </Td> <Td> SARL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> società a garanzia limitata </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung </Td> <Td> GmbH </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt) </Td> <Td> UG (haftungsbeschränkt) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> Εταιρεία Περιορισμένης Ευθύνης </Td> <Td> Ε. Π. Ε . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ιδιωτική Κεφαλαιουχική Εταιρεία </Td> <Td> Ι. Κ. Ε . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> Společnost s ručením omezeným </Td> <Td> s.r.o., spol . s r.o. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> korlátolt felelősségű társaság </Td> <Td> kft . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością </Td> <Td> sp . z o.o. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću </Td> <Td> d.o.o. (д. о. о .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> Друштво са ограниченом одговорношћу </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Društvo so ograničena odgovornost </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> Družba z omejeno odgovornostjo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> sociedad de responsabilidad limitada </Td> <Td> SRL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> compañía limitada </Td> <Td> Ltda . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> società a responsabilità limitata </Td> <Td> SRL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> sociedade de responsabilidade limitada </Td> <Td> Lda . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> sociedade limitada </Td> <Td> Ltda., Lda . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> общество с ограниченной ответственностью </Td> <Td> ООО </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> anpartsselskab </Td> <Td> ApS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> privat aktiebolag </Td> <Td> AB </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> (Yksityinen) osakeyhtiö </Td> <Td> OY </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> proprietary limited company </Td> <Td> Pty Ltd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> Syarikat Sendirian Berhad </Td> <Td> Sdn Bhd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> (exempt) private company limited by shares </Td> <Td> Pte Ltd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> Osaühing </Td> <Td> OÜ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību </Td> <Td> SIA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė </Td> <Td> UAB </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> Masuliyati Cheklangan Jamiyat </Td> <Td> MCHJ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Societate cu Răspundere Limitată </Td> <Td> SRL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Дружество с ограничена отговорност </Td> <Td> ООД </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> Товариство (з обмеженою відповідальністю) </Td> <Td> ТОВ (Cyrillic) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> Shoqëria Me Përgjegjësi Të Kufizuar </Td> <Td> sh. p.k. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kosovo </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Business form </Th> <Th> Abbreviation (s) </Th> </Tr>

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