Companies of different legal forms Individual proprietorship Unincorporated civil-law association (GbR), partner association General partnership (OHG) Limited partnership (KG) Limited partnership with a limited company as general partner (GmbH & Co KG) Limited partnership with a limited company as general partner for management of assets (Vermögensverwaltende GmbH & Co KG) Limited liability company (GmbH) Nonprofit GmbH (g.GmbH) Nonprofit foundations medium-sized companies according to §264, 267 German commercial code at home and abroad Subsidiaries, especially from the U.S.