Commercial register entry of partnership limited by shares (KGaA)

Only through entry in the commercial register does the partnership limited by shares (KGaA) become a legal entity. Since the KGaA is a corporation, it is entered in section B of the commercial register.

The following information is required:

• domestic business address
• Nature and scope of the power of representation of the general partners
• Registration
• Certificate of incorporation with articles of association
• Certificate of appointment of the Supervisory Board
• List of members of the Supervisory Board with indication of the surname, first name, profession and place of residence of the members
• Proof that the amount paid in is finally at the free disposal of the personally liable partners (bank confirmation)
• Founding Report
• Audit reports of the general partners and the members of the supervisory board as well as the founding auditors together with their documentary documents
• in the case of §§ 26 or 27 AktG, the contracts on which the determinations are based or have been concluded for their execution as well as a calculation of the start-up expenses incurred by the company
• Certificate of approval, if the object of the company or another provision of the articles of association requires state approval

In individual cases, further documents may be required.

Registration

To apply, please contact a notary.

• The notary advises on the formulation of the application.
• The registration takes place exclusively electronically, for this purpose a publicly certified document is created.
• The declaration is provided with an electronic signature (within the meaning of § 39a Beurkundungsgesetz/BeurkG) and sent to the electronic court and administrative mailbox of the register court.

Changes

Relevant information about your company, such as the registered office, the legal form or the authorized representative, has changed? Then please have the commercial register entry corrected immediately.

The registration takes place in the same way exclusively through a notary.

The amount of the fee for registration is determined in accordance with the Court and Notary Costs Act in conjunction with the Ordinance on Fees in Commercial, Partnership and Cooperative Register Matters. In addition, expenses are incurred for the public announcement of the registration.