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Choosing a company name is one of the first steps in starting a company. A company name must comply with state laws, be available, and include a suffix. A company suffix is the last part at the end of a company name (Pte Ltd in Epica Consulting Pte Ltd). This suffix indicates what type of business entity that company is.
Every country has its own practice of determining available businesses for its local and foreign business owners, as well as company suffixes for each type of business. Let’s look at how other countries are doing it, and commonly used suffixes in them.
Now, let’s see what options Singapore has!
Exempt private limited companies in Singapore are companies without corporate shareholdings. Listed below are the following company suffixes that these companies can use.
Non-exempt companies in Singapore are companies whose shareholdings, or at least some part of, are held by other companies. Listed below are the following company suffixes that these companies can use. These are more are less similar to above, however certain specific suffixes are not available.
Law Corporation, Public Accounting Corporation, and LLC are not available for non-exempt private limited companies and companies limited by shares.
Public limited companies in Singapore are companies whose shares are offered to the public. They may be listed on the stock exchange and can have more than 50 shareholders. When it comes to public limited companies, the options are indeed limited. Listed below are the following company suffixes that these companies can use.
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