Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/16

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Subject: Re: GmbH ?
From: Howard Sanner <70357.3471@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 23:35:03 -0400

   GmbH, or G.m.b.H., stands for Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, 
literally, a company with limited liability. It is one of at least two German 
terms of incorporation. The other, abbreviated AG or A.G., stands for 
Aktiengesellschaft. The difference is that an AG's stock is traded publicly 
and that of a GmbH isn't. According to the brochure for the M6 I picked up a 
couple of weeks back, Leica is an AG these days.

   Either could be translated into American English as "Inc." or British 
English as "Ltd." To be absolutely correct, there should be an Umlaut over 
the A in "beschrankter" (because of the E in the following syllable).

                                       Howard Sanner
                                       70357.3471@compuserve.com