Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným

Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným (abbreviation spol. s r. o. or s. r. o.; literal translation: “company with limited liability”) is a Slovak law business entity, the legal structure for a private limited liability company. It is the rough equivalent of United States LLC and United Kingdom (and certain Commonwealth countries) Ltd. It is regulated under § 105 – 153 of Act. No 513/1991 Coll. (Commercial Code as amended).

It is very popular form of business organization due to ensurance of limited liability in exchange for a relatively small investment into the registered capital. From one to 50 associates can found it through a founding agreement with minimum registered capital of €5000, minimum €750 per person, in money or other property.

Examples of companies

 * Elnec s.r.o.
 * ESET, spol. s r.o.
 * Glass LPS, s.r.o.
 * JetBrains, s.r.o.