Brazilian limited companies, or “sociedades limitadas,” are considered an adequate corporate vehicle for smaller ventures, as they are easier and simpler to form and maintain when compared to Brazilian corporations, or “sociedades anônimas.” Thus, they should be the preferred type of...

More and more companies appear with strange abbreviations behind their business name. Consider Chrysler Group LLC (instead of Inc.) or LVMH Montres & Joaillerie France SAS. Some even speak about the “endangered corporate form” and point to the rise of the uncorporation. This Primer examines...

More and more companies appear with strange abbreviations behind their business name. Consider Chrysler Group LLC (instead of Inc.) or LVMH Montres & Joaillerie France SAS. Some even speak about the 'endangered corporate form' and point to the rise of the uncorporation. This Primer examines how...