Every legal form in Israel, each with its abbreviation, the kind of entity it is, liability and typical use where they are well established, and the values the Prometiam company object returns.
This guide lists the 5 legal forms the Prometiam dictionary knows for Israel: what each is called, how it is abbreviated, what kind of entity it is and how it appears in the company object. Use it to read the legal_form of a company registered in Israel, or to decode a form you meet in a contract or on an invoice. It is a general reference, not legal advice.
Coverage and limits for Israel: company records only (no officers, no registry-compliance signal, no activity code, no share capital, no VAT number, no insolvency notices); Israeli and registered foreign companies only (company numbers starting 51, 52 or 56), partnerships, cooperative societies, non-profit associations and sole traders are never served; liquidation, receivership, restructuring and insolvency proceedings show in the company status. Contains information from the Israeli Corporations Authority, Ministry of Justice, via data.gov.il (used under the data.gov.il terms of use). Adapted by Prometiam; not an official register extract.
| Form | Abbreviation | Kind | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| חברה פרטית | Ltd., בע"מ | Private limited company | An Israeli private company (חברה פרטית). Company numbers start with 51, 52 or 56. |
| חברה ציבורית | Ltd., בע"מ | Public limited company (joint-stock company) | An Israeli public company (חברה ציבורית). |
| חברה מדווחת (אג"ח בלבד) | Ltd., בע"מ | Private limited company | An Israeli bond-issuing company (חברה מדווחת): public, with debentures only. |
| חברה זרה, פרטית | - | Branch of a foreign company | A private foreign (overseas) company registered in Israel. |
| חברה זרה, ציבורית | - | Branch of a foreign company | A public foreign (overseas) company registered in Israel. |
Every company object carries four legal-form fields: legal_form (the standard abbreviation, null when the form is not mapped), legal_form_family (the cross-country family, so a private limited company compares across countries), local_legal_form (the register’s own value or code as stored) and local_legal_form_name (the register’s name for it, where it publishes one). Each form below shows the values the API returns for it.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=IL&name=<company name>" # each result carries, for example: # "legal_form": "Ltd." # "legal_form_family": "private_limited_company"
Private limited company: a company with its own legal personality whose owners are, as a rule, not personally liable for its debts and whose shares are not offered to the public.
An Israeli private company (חברה פרטית). Company numbers start with 51, 52 or 56.
Ltd., בע"מlegal_form Ltd., legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form IL-PRIVATEAn Israeli bond-issuing company (חברה מדווחת): public, with debentures only.
Ltd., בע"מlegal_form Ltd., legal_form_family private_limited_company, local_legal_form IL-BONDPublic limited company (joint-stock company): a company with its own legal personality and share capital whose owners are, as a rule, not personally liable; the family of forms that can usually raise money from the public.
An Israeli public company (חברה ציבורית).
Ltd., בע"מlegal_form Ltd., legal_form_family public_limited_company, local_legal_form IL-PUBLICBranch of a foreign company: an establishment or registration of a company incorporated abroad.
A private foreign (overseas) company registered in Israel.
legal_form Foreign (overseas) company, private, legal_form_family branch_of_foreign_company, local_legal_form FOREIGN-PRIVATEA public foreign (overseas) company registered in Israel.
legal_form Foreign (overseas) company, public, legal_form_family branch_of_foreign_company, local_legal_form FOREIGN-PUBLICSee the Israel company data API guide for the register behind these records and the free Company number lookup to try an identifier. For the register states that go with these forms, read company status in Israel. All countries: company legal forms.
Search by name or identifier and read legal_form, legal_form_family and local_legal_form on every result, or filter a bulk list by family.
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