23.12.2025 • 23 min read

General partnership in Switzerland (Kollektivgesellschaft): complete guide 2026

A general partnership (Kollektivgesellschaft, KLG) in Switzerland is a business structure where two or more natural persons jointly operate a commercial enterprise under a common name, bearing unlimited and joint liability for all partnership obligations with their personal assets.

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By Markus Pritzker

Swiss Business Lawyer & Corporate Formation Specialist. Off-counsel at SwissFirma network.

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