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Also known as: Kommanditgesellschaft, société en commandite

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  • In limited liability

    …amounts of capital in industry, limited partnerships became popular. Known as the société en commandite in France and Kommanditgesellschaft in Germany, the limited-partnership arrangement required at least one partner to be totally liable as in a regular partnership and allowed other partners to be liable only for the amounts invested…

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  • Alexander Hamilton
    In business organization: Partnerships

    …modified form of partnership, the limited partnership (société en commandite, Kommanditgesellschaft, società in accomandita), in which one or more of the partners are liable for the firm’s debts only to the extent of the capital they contribute or agree to contribute. Such limited partners are prohibited from taking part in…

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