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Mantelgesellschaft

Substantiv

partial

shelf company

noun

Comparative law notes

Germany

This translation is a better fit for one type of the Mantelgesellschaft, the so-called "Vorratsgesellschaft".

Definitions of shelf company

English

a business entity that only exists on paper but has met all requirements for legal registration, and may be bought by anyone wishing to avoid the normal time it takes to register for business

Fantele was a shelf company, with no substantive assets.