German record company, operating under this name from 16 May 1991 to 8 June 2001 and again from 20 July 2004 to 24 March 2005. Absorbed into BMG Records GmbH and renamed Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH as part of the Sony-BMG merger.
Please note that this entry should not be confused with Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (existing from 2009) or with Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG (2001 to 2004).
Corporate chronology:
Company 1:
Registered 27 June 1963 as C B S Schallplatten Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Frankfurt am Main company number HRB 6353)
Name change: 16 May 1991 - this page
Parent: label
Re-registered: 8 June 2001 as 'Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG' (Frankfurt am Main company number HRA 30060)
Company 2:
Registered: 23 November 2000 as 'Landwell Zweite Vermögensberatungsgesellschaft mbH' (Offenbach am Main company number HRA 11668)
Name change: 29 May 2001 to 'Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) Verwaltungs GmbH'
Re-registered: 31 May 2002 in Berlin (company number HRB 84719)
Parent: label
Name change: 20 July 2004 - this page
Merged: 24 March 2005 into BMG Records GmbH (renamed 'Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH' on the same day)