German record company, operating under this name from 12 June 1980 to 4 April 2016. Also seen on releases as:
- SONY, Deutschland GmbH
Corporate chronology:
ed: 28 July 1970 (Cologne company number HRB 4418) as 'Sony Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung'
Name change: 12 June 1980 to 'Sony Deutschland GmbH'
Acquired: 'interberg-electronic industrievertretungen gmbh' on 26 May 1989 (Berlin company number HRB 4273)
Acquired: 'Sony Europa GmbH' on 1 June 1995 (Cologne company number HRB 16614)
Acquired: 'Sony-WEGA Produktions GmbH' on 3 January 2005 (Stuttgart company number HRB 20918)
Acquired: 'Sony International (Europe) GmbH' on 3 January 2005 (Berlin company number HRB 73525)
Acquired: 'Sony Precision Technology Europe GmbH' on 17 August 2005 (Stuttgart company number HRB 20809)
Re-ed: 4 June 2007 in Berlin (company number HRB 107677)
Acquired: 'Sony Europe GmbH' on 17 June 2010 (Berlin company number HRB 73470)
Name change: 4 April 2016 to Sony Music Entertainment Services GmbH