S.A. (corporation)
S.A. designates a particular type of corporation in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law. It originated in Spain during the 16th century. Depending on language, the abbreviation stands for various phrases meaning ''anonymous society'', ''anonymous company'', ''anonymous partnership'', or ''share company''. The concept is roughly equivalent to that of the public limited company in the UK and some other countries. It can be differentiated from partnerships and private limited companies. S.A. can be an abbreviation of: * or in Spanish; variations include "S.A. de C.V.", and "S.A.B. de C.V.", for publicly traded companies in Mexico * in Catalan * in Galician and European Portuguese (used in Portugal and also in Angola, Timor Leste, Macao SAR of China, Mozambique and various other Portuguese speaking countries) * in Brazilian Portuguese * in Asturian and Leonese * in Italian * in French (as commonly used in French-speaking countries, such as France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Monaco; and in partially Francophone countries like Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, and various other African countries) * in Polish * in Romanian It is equivalent in both literal meaning and practical function to: * in Turkish * '' (A.E., ) in Greek * in Dutch * in Indonesia * in Malaysia It is equivalent in practical function to: * ''Osakeyhtiö'' (Oy) in Finnish * ''Aktiengesellschaft'' (AG) in German * ''Aktiebolag'' (AB) in Swedish * ''Aktieselskab'' (A/S) in Danish * (a.s.) in Czech * (АД, ) in Macedonian * (АО, ) in Russian * (АД, ) in Bulgarian * in Albania * (d.d.) in SloveneWEITERE INFORMATIONEN