German branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The company operated under this name from 24 March 2005 (after acquiring Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH on the same day) to 14 January 2009, when following Sony's acquisition of all Sony BMG shares, it was renamed Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH.
Corporate history:
Gütersloh company number: HRB 6827
Registered: 26 April 2004 as BMG Records GmbH
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'