German Sony Music Entertainment branch, not to be confused with a former Sony Germany company, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, active until 2005. Operating under this name since 14 January 2009, following Sony's acquisition of all Sony BMG shares.
Corporate chronology:
Registered: 26 April 2004 as BMG Records GmbH (Gütersloh company number HRB 6827)
Acquired: 23 August 2004 some assets of BMG Deutschland GmbH (Gütersloh company number HRB 4066)
Acquired: 24 March 2005 Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (Berlin company number HRB 84719)
Name change: 24 March 2005 to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GMBH
Re-registered: 11 July 2005 in Munich (company number HRB 157869) as 'Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) Gmbh'
Acquired: 19 September 2005 BMG Ariola Classics GmbH
Acquired: 24 October 2005 'KÖLN-PROFIL Kommunikations und Veranstaltungs GmbH' (Cologne company number HRB 24986)
Acquired: 27 December 2005 'MUSIC & MORE Direct Marketing GmbH' (Berlin company number HRB 85005)
Name change: 14 January 2009 to 'Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH'
Acquired: 7 October 2009 label (Bochum company number HRB 6612)
Acquired: 4 January 2012 label (Cologne company number HRB 33830)
Acquired: 17 November 2014 'OCEAN ARTIST & BRAND GmbH' (Munich company number HRB 174415)
Parent: from 12 May 2016 label (Berlin company number HRB 107677) (later 'Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH' Munich company number HRB 225935)
Re-registered: 22 April 2021 in Berlin (company number HRB 228359)