limited partnerships

General plus silent

A limited partnership is a business structure with two classes of partners: general partners who manage operations and bear full liability, and limited partners who invest capital but have no management role and risk only what they contributed.

The arrangement lets passive investors fund ventures without exposing their personal assets: She joined as a limited partner in the real estate development.

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