Before the company appeared, personal wholly -owned enterprises were the most typical enterprise forms; coexisting with wholly -owned enterprises was a variety of partnerships. at that time, the most typical partnership organization was family business groups.
before the company was generated, partnerships did not obtain the status of legal persons, but some other legal person groups appeared. this situation can be traced back to the ancient roman period. in ancient rome, public welfare charity groups such as religious groups such as national, local autonomous groups, temples, and nursing homes have gained the status of legal persons. in the middle ages, some trading groups have obtained the qualifications of the legal person, especially the organization engaged in overseas trade. in the middle ages britain, such organizations enjoy a relatively large partnership.
the earliest company was an unlimited company. however, there is no essential difference between unlimited companies and partnerships, but only the partnership organization of the legal person status has been obtained.
the first legislation of the unlimited company was the "commercial regulations" of louis xiv, france in 1673, which was called an ordinary company at the time. in 1807, the french business code was renamed as a co -name company. the "japanese business code" also stipulates that there is a "unity club". after the production of unlimited companies, it has developed too long, but with the emergence of joint -stock companies and limited liability companies, infinite companies have retreated to the secondary position.
lianghe company evolved from the 15th century conanda organization. in the cumunda organization, some people invest in, but they bear limited liability; some people work, but bear unlimited liability. later, cumanda organization developed into two forms of enterprises, one was anonymous partnership (limited partnership), and the other was two -in -law. after the emergence of the stock limited company, lianghe company has evolved a new form: shares lianghe company. but in the end, due to the emergence of joint -stock companies and limited liability companies, lianghe company has not developed a large scale.
in 1555, the british queen frank had trade with russian companies, which created the first modern stock company. it is generally believed that the joint -stock company originated from colonial companies established in the 17th century britain, the netherlands and other countries. for example, the famous british east india corporation and the dutch east india company were the earliest joint -stock companies. in 1807, the "french business code" made a complete and systematic regulation on the joint stock company. until now, the company has become a company form that has dominated western capitalist world.
limited liability companies first developed in germany at the end of the 19th century. the company basically absorbs the advantages of unlimited companies and joint -stock companies to avoid the shortcomings of the two, especially for small and medium -sized enterprises. the earliest limited liability company legislation was the "limited liability company law" of germany in 1892. later, in 1919, japan and japan also formulated the "co., ltd." in 1938.