PartG (Partnership Company)

The PartG (Partnership Company) is the tailored legal form for freelancers such as doctors, lawyers, tax consultants, or architects who wish to pool their expertise and operate jointly in the market. It is characterized by registration in the Partnership Register, which is maintained separately from the Commercial Register. Unlike corporations, a Partnership Company cannot carry a trade name in the commercial sense but must use the names of the partners with the addition of 'PartG' or 'Partnership'. Liability for professional errors generally falls only on the acting partner, protecting the private assets of the other partners. The PartG mbB (Partnership Company with Limited Professional Liability) goes even further, limiting the liability risk for professional errors to the company's assets—similar to a GmbH, but specifically for liberal professions. Establishing a PartG requires a written partnership agreement, no minimum capital requirement, and reduces ongoing publicity and accounting obligations. This allows freelancers to benefit from lean administrative structures, flexible profit distribution, and tax transparency, as the Partnership Company is not subject to corporate tax. Thus, the PartG combines entrepreneurial collaboration, legally secure presence, and optimized liability structuring—ideal for professional service providers.

The handelsregister.ai API provides Partnership Companies with register type 'PR': retrievable are legal form (PartG / PartG mbB), register number, district court, business purpose, as well as partner and representation data. This allows for the identification of freelance associations, examination of liability limitations, and targeted filtering of professional profiles (e.g., law firms, engineering offices) for compliance, market, and lead analyses.