The Firmenbuch is Austria’s public commercial register. It is maintained by the Austrian commercial register courts. The register creates transparency in business life and forms the basis for numerous economic and legal decisions. It documents key legal information on registered companies and enables their unambiguous identification.
Typical entries include:
- company name
- commercial register number (Firmenbuchnummer)
- registered office
- legal form
- business purpose
- authorised representatives
- registration status
Depending on the company, additional information such as annual financial statements or historical changes may also be available. The Commercial Register provides legal certainty and transparency for companies, business partners, authorities and courts.
Practical relevance: Almost every company assessment starts with a look at the Commercial Register. Whether for a credit decision, due diligence, a compliance review or the assessment of a business partner, the information it contains often forms the basis for further analysis. At the same time, data alone does not answer a risk or business question. Only when company information is placed in the right context does it become a sound basis for decision-making.
The FinAPU Firmenbuch
The FinAPU Firmenbuch provides publicly available commercial register data in a structured, intuitive format and free of charge.
In addition to traditional commercial register information, it brings together the following data, among other things:
- company name, registered office and company status
- historical company names
- legal form and business purpose
- commercial register number (Firmenbuchnummer)
- EUID (European Unique Identifier)
- LEI (Legal Entity Identifier)
- management and authorised representatives
- proceedings status (insolvency, liquidation and dissolution)
- basic financial overview
- available annual financial statements
The FinAPU Firmenbuch now also complements this information with proceedings context for corporate officer roles. This makes it immediately visible whether authorised representatives hold additional positions in companies with ongoing insolvency proceedings. Individual register entries are thus brought together to create a structured and sound basis for analysis and decision-making.
