Business, tax and funding
AG
Abbreviation for Aktiengesellschaft
In short and in plain language
An AG is a German stock corporation. It is a legal form for a company.
Its capital is split into shares.
A management board runs the company. A supervisory board keeps a check on it.
The legal notice usually names the board members. It also names the court that keeps the register.
Definition
An AG is a German stock corporation, a legal form for companies whose capital is divided into shares. It is run by a management board and supervised by a supervisory board. The legal notice of an AG usually names, among other things, the board members and the registry court.