Partner refers to the organizations and individuals who invest in the establishment of a partnership and participate in the partnership operation, and is the main body of the partnership enterprise.

The first thing in a partnership is a partner. Partner is a common concept in law, which usually refers to a natural person or legal person who invests in a partnership with his assets, participates in the partnership operation, enjoys rights and assumes obligations according to the agreement, and assumes unlimited (or limited) liabilities for the debts of the enterprise. A partner shall have the capacity for civil rights and conduct.

In actual legislation, the requirements for partners to invest in partnership enterprises and operate in partnership are basically the same, but due to the differences in legal systems and habits, the natural status of partners, the forms of partners' liability for corporate debts and the restrictions on their civil capacity are different.

In terms of the identity of partners, most countries stipulate that partners can be natural persons or legal persons, that is, legal persons are allowed to participate in the partnership; A few countries or regions prohibit legal persons from participating in partnership enterprises. With regard to the ability of partners, all countries prohibit people with no ability to participate in the partnership, but some countries allow or restrict or prohibit people with limited ability to participate in the partnership.