Spain
- S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK), minimum capital €60,101.21
- S.A.D. (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva): a limited liability sports corporation
- S.L. (Sociedad Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK), minimum capital €3,012
- S.L.L. (Sociedad Limitada Laboral): a labour limited corporation
- S.L.N.E. (Sociedad Limitada Nueva Empresa): similar to S.L., it was introduced in 2003 to speed up new company registration (registration can be completed in one day), minimum capital €3,012
- S.C. (Sociedad Colectiva): roughly a general partnership
- S.Cra. (Sociedad Comanditaria): roughly a limited partnership
- S.Coop. (Sociedad Cooperativa): a cooperative that typically is owned and democratically controlled by its workers
- Other initialisations are used for cooperatives; Sociedad Anónima Laboral (SAL); some are region specific e.g. Sociedad Cooperativa Catalana Limitada (SCCL)
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