N.V.—Naamloze Vennootschap

N.V. is an acronym for the Dutch phrase Naamloze Vennootschap. Appearing after a firm’s name, it connotes incorporation means that the entity is the equivalent of a limited liability public company, with shares that trade on open markets—somewhat like the the American Inc., the French/Latin American/Spanish S.A., the U.K’s PLC, and the German or Swiss “A.G.”