German record company, operating from 19 January 2001 to 15 August 2007. Many 'BMG' companies were merged into this one throughout its lifespan.
Corporate chronology:
Registered: 19 January 2001 (Gütersloh company number HRB 4066)
Acquired: 27 April 2001 some assets of 'Bertelsmann Music Group GmbH' (Gütersloh company number HRB 2867)
Acquired: 12 September 2002 BMG Special Marketing Europe GmbH (Munich company number HRB 45527)
Acquired: 19 November 2002 label (Berlin company number HRB 79313)
Spun-off: 3 February 2003 'Ariola' and 'BMG Ariola Hamburg' business to BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (Berlin company number HRB 2555)
Acquired: 5 September 2003 'BMG Channel V Fernseh-Beteiligungs GmbH' (Gütersloh company number HRB 3224)
Acquired: 5 September 2003 BMG Ariola Media GmbH (Munich company number HRB 96460)
Acquired: 12 November 2003 'BMG Germany/Switzerland/Austria Holding GmbH' (Munich company number HRB 98978)
Acquired: 13 November 2003 label (Munich company number HRB 110883)
Acquired: 13 November 2003 label (Munich company number HRB 83773)
Acquired: 18 November 2003 'Goldrush Entertainment GmbH' (Berlin company number HRB 87631)
Acquired: 19 November 2003 'BMG Europe GmbH' (Munich company number HRB 138766)
Acquired: 19 November 2003 label (Quickborn company number HRB 5008)
Branch created: 23 April 2004 in Munich as 'BMG Deutschland GmbH Zweigniederlassung München' (Munich company number HRB 151505)
Spun-off: 23 August 2004 some assets to label (Gütersloh company number HRB 6827)
Merged: 15 August 2007 into 'Bertelsmann Music Group GmbH' (Gütersloh company number HRB 2867)