Wikipedia

List of acquisitions by Sony

Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony (Japanese: ソニー・グループ株式会社, Sonī Gurūpu Kabushiki Kaisha) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates. The company's history of acquisitions reflects its strategic efforts to expand and diversify its business across various sectors such as entertainment, technology, and digital media. As a result, Sony has successfully broadened its presence across multiple industries, solidifying its position as a leader.

Sony logo

In 1988, Sony acquired CBS Records Group, marking its first major step into the music industry. The company entered the film and television sectors with the acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment in 1989. The acquisition of Psygnosis in 1993 played a key role in bolstering the launch of Sony's PlayStation console in 1994, which became a global success and marked the company's shift to digital entertainment.

Established in 2001, Sony Ericsson was a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Ericsson, and in 2012, it acquired Ericsson's 50% stake in the joint venture, making Sony the sole owner of the mobile phone business. Formed in 2004 as a joint venture between Sony Music Group and Bertelsmann Music Group, Sony BMG became fully part of Sony in 2008 when it acquired Bertelsmann's stake.

In 2012, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Gaikai to enhance its PlayStation Network offerings and expand its gaming portfolio into the realm of cloud gaming. That same year, Sony Music Group acquired a 30% stake in EMI Music Publishing and purchased the remaining 70% stake in 2018. Toshiba's image sensor business was acquired by Sony Semiconductor Solutions in 2015.

Crunchyroll, a leading anime streaming service and licensing company, was acquired in 2020 by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex. During the same year, Sony acquired the remaining shares of Sony Financial Group that it did not already own. Sony Interactive Entertainment's acquisition of Bungie in 2022 was a crucial step in expanding its gaming portfolio and strengthening its position in the highly competitive gaming industry.

Sony is known for acquiring over 100 companies, taking stakes in more than 50 others, and making over 20 divestments, although the actual total may be higher, as the company generally does not disclose most of its transactions unless revealed by the press. Furthermore, Sony has not disclosed the financial details of most of its acquisitions, stakes, and divestments.

Acquisitions

edit
Date Company Business Country Value (USD) Used as or integrated with References
28 February 1975 WEGA Consumer electronics   DEU — Sony Corporation [1]
4 February 1982 Music Center Professional audio   USA — Sony Corporation of America [2]
28 October 1987 Nippon Fairchild Semiconductor chip plant Semiconductor   JPN — Sony Semiconductor Solutions [3]
5 January 1988 CBS Records Group,
CBS/Sony 		Music   USA 2,000,000,000 Sony Music Group [4]
4 January 1989 Tree International Publishing Music publishing   USA 40,000,000 Sony Music Group [5]
12 April 1989 Trans Com Systems In-flight entertainment   USA — Sony Corporation of America [6]
19 September 1989 Materials Research Semiconductor   USA — Sony Corporation of America [7]
8 November 1989 Columbia Pictures Entertainment Film, television   USA 3,400,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [8]
9 November 1989 Guber-Peters Entertainment Film, television   USA 200,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [9][10]
22 February 1990 AMD chip plant Semiconductor   USA 55,000,000 Sony Semiconductor Solutions [11]
26 June 1991 Culver Studios Film, television   USA 80,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [12]
23 August 1991 RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Home entertainment   USA 325,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [13]
21 May 1993 Psygnosis Video game   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [14]
19 January 1995 Sony of Canada Consumer electronics   CAN 207,000,000 Sony Canada [15]
1 March 1996 Sony Life Insurance   JPN  USA — Sony Financial Group [16]
15 July 1997 CyberLife Technology game development business Video game   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [17]
30 August 2000 RTime Broadband networks   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [18]
1 December 2000 Bend Studio Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [19]
22 January 2001 Naughty Dog,
Red Zone Interactive 		Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [20]
9 July 2002 Acuff-Rose Music Music publishing   USA 157,000,000 Sony Music Group [21]
7 August 2002 Incognito Entertainment Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [22]
27 September 2002 Aiwa Consumer electronics   JPN — Sony Corporation [23]
31 July 2003 Sonic Foundry desktop software business Editing software   USA 19,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [24]
12 October 2004 GospoCentric Records Music   USA — Sony Music Group [25]
7 January 2005 International Display Technology Display   JPN 177,000,000 Sony Corporation [26]
27 September 2005 SN Systems Game development tool   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [27]
7 December 2005 Guerrilla Games Video game   NLD — Sony Interactive Entertainment [28]
19 January 2006 Konica Minolta camera business Digital camera   JPN — Sony Corporation [29]
25 January 2006 Zipper Interactive Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [30]
23 August 2006 Crackle Film, television, video on demand   USA 65,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [31]
30 May 2007 Famous Music Music publishing   USA 370,000,000 Sony Music Group [32][33]
20 September 2007 Bigbig Studios,
Evolution Studios 		Video game   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [34]
29 February 2008 Sony Bank Bank   JPN — Sony Financial Group [35]
4 June 2008 2waytraffic Television   NLD 363,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [36]
2 July 2008 Gracenote Automatic content recognition   USA 260,000,000 Sony Corporation of America [37][38]
1 October 2008 Sony BMG Music   JPN  DEU 1,200,000,000 Sony Music Group [39][40][41]
5 December 2008 Sony NEC Optiarc Computer data storage   JPN — Sony Corporation [42]
14 January 2009 Embassy Row Television   USA — Sony Pictures Entertainment [43]
28 January 2010 Convergent Media Systems Content delivery network   USA — Sony Corporation [44]
10 February 2010 iCyt Mission Technology Flow cytometry   USA — Sony Corporation of America [45]
2 March 2010 Media Molecule Video game   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [46][47]
2 February 2011 Suzhou Epson Display   CHN 118,000,000 Sony China [48]
28 February 2011 Toshiba chip plant Image sensor   JPN 648,000,000 Sony Semiconductor Solutions [49]
7 March 2011 Hawk-Eye Innovations Computer vision   GBR — Sony Corporation [50]
2 August 2011 Sucker Punch Productions Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [51]
28 September 2011 Micronics Medical device   USA — Sony Corporation of America [52]
24 October 2011 Netblender Optical disc authoring   USA — Sony Corporation of America [53]
16 February 2012 Sony Ericsson Mobile phone   JPN  SWE 1,500,000,000 Sony Corporation [54]
12 June 2012 Bulldog United Automatic content recognition   USA — Sony Corporation of America [55]
14 June 2012 Multi Screen Media Television   IND 271,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [56]
2 July 2012 Gaikai Cloud gaming   USA 380,000,000 Sony Interactive Entertainment [57]
9 August 2012 Sony Network Communications Internet service provider   JPN 697,000,000 Sony Corporation [58]
23 August 2012 Left Bank Pictures Television   USA — Sony Pictures Entertainment [59][60]
12 September 2012 Pixim Semiconductor   USA — Sony Corporation [61]
11 November 2013 Senior Enterprise Nursing   JPN — Sony Financial Group [62]
29 January 2014 Renesas chip plant Image sensor   JPN 72,000,000 Sony Semiconductor Solutions [63]
10 February 2014 Stellify Media Television   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [64]
21 February 2014 Teleset Television   COL — Sony Pictures Entertainment [65]
15 August 2014 CSC Media Group Television   GBR 180,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [66][67]
1 December 2014 Curio Pictures Television   AUS — Sony Pictures Entertainment [68][69]
18 March 2015 The Orchard Music   USA 200,000,000 Sony Music Group [70]
24 April 2015 Wakanim Film, television, video on demand   FRA — Aniplex [71][72]
27 May 2015 Optical Archive Digital preservation   USA — Sony Corporation of America [73]
2 July 2015 Memnon Archiving Services Digital preservation   BEL — Sony Europe [74]
24 August 2015 Century Media Records Music   DEU 17,000,000 Sony Music Group [75]
8 October 2015 Softkinetic Semiconductor   BEL — Sony Semiconductor Solutions [76]
6 December 2015 Toshiba image sensor business Image sensor   JPN 155,000,000 Sony Semiconductor Solutions [77]
26 January 2016 Altair Semiconductor Semiconductor   ISR 212,000,000 Sony Semiconductor Solutions [78]
16 February 2016 Plumbee Online casino   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [79]
2 March 2016 Essential Music & Marketing Music   GBR — Sony Music Group [80]
14 March 2016 Sony/ATV Music Publishing Music publishing   JPN  USA 750,000,000 Sony Music Group [81]
2 August 2016 eSaturnus Professional video over IP   BEL — Sony Europe [82]
10 August 2016 Ministry Of Sound Recordings Music   GBR 104,000,000 Sony Music Group [83]
31 August 2016 Ten Sports Television   IND 385,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [84]
1 February 2017 Wildstar Records Music   GBR 2,250,000 Sony Music Group [85]
16 February 2017 TruTV Television   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [86]
23 April 2017 Crispin Broadcast automation   USA — Sony Corporation [87]
4 May 2017 finetunes,
Phonofile 		Music   DEU  NOR — Sony Music Group [88]
10 July 2017 Yuuai Holdings Nursing   JPN — Sony Financial Group [89]
31 July 2017 Funimation Film, television, video on demand   USA 143,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [90][91]
4 September 2017 Revolve Action figure   JPN — Aniplex [92]
22 May 2018 EMI Music Publishing Music publishing   GBR 2,300,000,000 Sony Music Group [93]
8 January 2019 Audiokinetic Game development tool   CAN — Sony Interactive Entertainment [94]
6 February 2019 Madman Anime Group Film, television, video on demand   AUS 25,000,000 Aniplex [95]
29 May 2019 Manga Entertainment Film, television   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [96]
10 June 2019 Mido Holdings Network virtualization    CHE — Sony Semiconductor Solutions [97]
8 July 2019 Nurulize On-set virtual production   USA — Sony Pictures Entertainment [98]
31 July 2019 Milan Records Music   USA — Sony Music Group [99]
6 August 2019 The Araca Group merchandising business Merchandising   USA — Sony Music Group [100]
19 August 2019 Insomniac Games Video game   USA 229,000,000 Sony Interactive Entertainment [101]
5 September 2019 Kontraband Merchandising   GBR — Sony Music Group [102]
18 November 2019 Game Show Network Television   USA 500,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [103]
10 December 2019 Silvergate Media Television   USA 195,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [104]
30 January 2020 Insightness Dynamic vision sensor    CHE — Sony Semiconductor Solutions [105]
1 July 2020 Eleven Television   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [106]
2 September 2020 Sony Financial Holdings Financial services   JPN 3,700,000,000 Sony Financial Group [107][108]
1 October 2020 Nevion On-set virtual production   NOR — Sony Corporation [109][110]
12 November 2020 Pure Flix Film, television, video on demand   USA — Sony Pictures Entertainment [111]
4 December 2020 Human Re-Sources Music   USA — Sony Music Group [112]
8 December 2020 Probity Merchandising   GBR — Sony Music Group [113]
11 June 2021 Floresta Television   BRA — Sony Pictures Entertainment [114][115]
16 June 2021 Somethin' Else Podcast, radio program   GBR — Sony Music Group [116]
23 June 2021 Alamo Records Music   USA — Sony Music Group [117]
29 June 2021 Housemarque Video game   FIN — Sony Interactive Entertainment [118]
1 July 2021 Nixxes Software Video game   NLD — Sony Interactive Entertainment [119]
9 August 2021 Crunchyroll Film, television, video on demand   USA 1,175,000,000 Aniplex,
Sony Pictures Entertainment 		[120][121]
8 September 2021 Firesprite Video game   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [122]
29 September 2021 Fabrik Games Video game   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [122]
30 September 2021 Bluepoint Games Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [123]
1 December 2021 Bad Wolf Television   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [124]
10 December 2021 Valkyrie Entertainment Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [125]
19 January 2022 Ceremony of Roses Merchandising   USA — Sony Music Group [126]
20 January 2022 Ultra Records Music   USA — Sony Music Group [127]
1 February 2022 Lasengle Video game   JPN — Aniplex [128]
3 March 2022 Industrial Media Television   USA 350,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [129]
4 March 2022 Som Livre Music   BRA 255,000,000 Sony Music Group [130][131]
16 March 2022 AWAL,
Kobalt Neighboring Rights 		Music   USA 430,000,000 Sony Music Group [132][133]
11 July 2022 Haven Studios Video game   CAN — Sony Interactive Entertainment [134][135]
15 July 2022 Bungie Video game   USA 3,700,000,000 Sony Interactive Entertainment [136][137]
18 July 2022 Repeat.gg Esports   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [138]
4 August 2022 Right Stuf Film, television, e-commerce   USA — Aniplex,
Sony Pictures Entertainment 		[139]
29 August 2022 Neon Koi Video game   DEU  FIN — Sony Interactive Entertainment [140][141]
25 November 2022 Pixomondo Visual effects   USA — Sony Pictures Entertainment [142]
7 November 2022 Beyond Sports Software visualization   NLD — Sony Corporation [143]
9 March 2023 Above Board Music   GBR — Sony Music Group [144]
20 April 2023 Firewalk Studios Video game   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [145]
31 May 2023 Myriagon Studio Film, television   JPN — Aniplex [146]
26 June 2023 OKListen Music   IND — Sony Music Group [147]
24 August 2023 Audeze Audio electronics   USA — Sony Interactive Entertainment [148]
2 November 2023 iSIZE Video processing   GBR — Sony Interactive Entertainment [149]
16 January 2024 Altafonte Network Music   ESP — Sony Music Group [150]
1 April 2024 Japan Display panel plant Display   JPN 11,460,000 Sony Semiconductor Solutions [151]
8 April 2024 Neon Hum Media Podcast   USA — Sony Music Group [152]
12 June 2024 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Movie theater   USA 200,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment [153][154]
17 June 2024 3Hz Animation   JPN — Aniplex [155]
1 July 2024 Eleventh Hour Films Television   GBR — Sony Pictures Entertainment [156][157]
11 September 2024 Zepp Music venue   JPN — Sony Music Group [158]
16 October 2024 KinaTrax Motion capture   USA — Sony Corporation [159]
22 November 2024 Just In Case Insurance   JPN — Sony Financial Group [160]
4 December 2024 Cobalt Music Music   GRC — Sony Music Group [161]

Stakes

edit
Date Company Stake Business Country Value (USD) References
1 March 1968 CBS/Sony 50%, currently 100% Music   JPN  USA — [162]
1 August 1979 Sony Prudential Life 50%, currently 100% Insurance   JPN  USA — [163]
8 November 1989 RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video 50%, currently 100% Home entertainment   USA — [164]
18 September 1995 Multi Screen Media 62%, currently 100% Television   IND — [165][166]
27 November 1995 Sony/ATV Music Publishing 50%, currently 100% Music publishing   JPN  USA 115,000,000 [167]
27 October 1997 ST Liquid Crystal Display 50%, currently 10% Display   JPN — [168]
25 November 1997 Telemundo 37.48%, currently 0% Television   USA 125,000,000 [169][170]
1 December 1998 General Instrument 4.3% Semiconductor   USA 187,500,000 [171]
30 July 1999 ePlus 50%, currently 51% Primary ticket outlet   JPN — [172][173]
29 September 2000 M3 90%, currently 34% Medical websites   JPN — [174][175]
11 June 2001 Sony Bank 80%, currently 100% Bank   JPN 248,000,000 [176]
1 October 2001 Sony Ericsson 50%, currently 100% Mobile phone   JPN  SWE 250,000,000 [177][178]
8 October 2001 Square 19%, currently 0% Video game   JPN 124,000,000 [179][180]
13 November 2002 Intertrust Technologies 49% Digital rights management   USA 226,500,000 [181]
26 April 2004 S-LCD 49%, currently 0% Display   JPN  KOR 1,000,000,000 [182]
6 August 2004 Sony BMG 50%, currently 100% Music   JPN  DEU — [183]
28 November 2004 Huaso 49% Film, television   CHN — [184]
8 April 2005 MGM Holdings 20%, currently 0% Film, television   USA 257,000,000 [185]
16 June 2005 Shine TV 21%, currently 0% Television   GBR — [186][187]
1 September 2005 Madhouse minority Animation   JPN — [188]
1 December 2005 Sony Network Communications 58%, currently 100% Internet service provider   JPN — [189]
3 April 2006 Sony NEC Optiarc 55%, currently 0% Computer data storage   JPN — [190]
6 March 2007 Cellius 49% Video game   JPN — [191]
2 April 2007 Field Emission Technologies 36.5% Field-emission display   JPN — [192]
11 October 2007 Sony Financial Holdings 60%, currently 100% Financial services   JPN — [193]
14 November 2007 Moversa 50% Contactless smart card   JPN  NLD 14,000,000 [194]
13 December 2007 Tuvalu Media 60%, currently 0% Television   NLD — [195][196]
27 March 2008 Gogglebox minority Television   GBR — [197]
7 October 2008 Spotify 6%, currently 2.85% Music streaming service   SWE 2,200,000 [198][199][200]
1 July 2009 Sharp Display Products 7.04%, currently 0% Display   JPN 109,000,000 [201][202]
8 December 2009 Fearnet 33.3%, currently 0% Film, television, video on demand   USA — [203][204]
8 December 2009 Vevo majority Music   USA — [205][206]
19 January 2010 Syco Entertainment 50%, currently 0% Music   GBR — [207]
23 June 2011 Victory Television 50% Television   GBR — [208]
1 March 2012 Silver River Productions majority Television   GBR — [209]
29 June 2012 EMI Music Publishing 30%, currently 100% Music publishing   GBR 607,500,000 [210][211]
28 September 2012 Olympus 11.46%, currently 0% Optical devices   JPN 600,000,000 [212]
8 November 2012 Game Show Network 58%, currently 100% Television   USA 234,000,000 [213]
16 April 2013 Sony Olympus Medical Solutions 51% Medical device   JPN — [214]
12 August 2013 Bleeding Fingers Music 50% Film score, soundtrack   USA — [215]
22 August 2013 Scarlet Media majority Television   GBR — [216]
8 July 2015 Internet Media Services 51%, currently minority Digital marketing   USA 100,000,000 [217][218]
16 March 2016 Fable Pictures minority Television   GBR — [219]
7 April 2016 Planet TV majority Television   TUR — [220]
18 May 2016 Cogitai majority Artificial intelligence   USA — [221]
7 June 2016 Blueprint Television minority Television   GBR — [222]
19 July 2016 Palladium Fiction minority Television   SWE — [223]
1 September 2016 DefinedCrowd minority Artificial intelligence   USA — [224]
20 September 2017 Stolen Picture minority Television   GBR — [225]
28 March 2018 Live2D majority Motion graphics, computer animation   JPN — [226]
14 May 2018 Peanuts Worldwide 39% Film, television, comic   USA 185,000,000 [227]
22 May 2018 APM Music 50% Production music   USA — [228]
28 January 2019 Cinnamon AI minority Artificial intelligence   JPN — [229]
18 February 2020 The Whisper Group minority Television   GBR — [230]
9 April 2020 Bilibili 4.98% Film, television, video on demand   CHN 400,000,000 [231]
14 April 2020 BeatStars minority Music licensing   USA — [232]
28 April 2020 iDreamSky minority Video game   CHN 5,000,000 [233]
8 July 2020 Satisfy 20% Television   FRA — [234]
9 July 2020 Epic Games 1.4%, currently 5.4% Video game, software development   USA 1,450,000,000 [235][236][237]
4 February 2021 Kadokawa 1.93%, currently 9.68% Film, television, publishing   JPN 365,000,000 [238][239]
18 March 2021 Evolution Championship Series 50% Esports   USA — [240]
3 May 2021 Discord minority Voice over IP, instant messaging   USA — [241]
10 August 2021 Tiger Media International minority Music   DEU — [242]
18 October 2021 Scopely minority Video game   USA 500,000,000 [243]
4 November 2021 Devolver Digital 5.03% Video game   USA — [244]
9 November 2021 Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing 20%, currently 6% Semiconductor   JPN 500,000,000 [245][246]
23 November 2021 NetEase Cloud Music minority Music streaming service   CHN 100,000,000 [247]
14 March 2022 WK Records minority Music   USA — [248]
3 May 2022 AccelByte minority Backend as a service   USA — [249]
16 June 2022 Sony Honda Mobility 50% Battery electric vehicle   JPN — [250]
31 August 2022 FromSoftware 14.09% Video game   JPN 122,000,000 [251]
11 November 2022 Rapidus minority Semiconductor   JPN 7,500,000 [252]
12 April 2023 Raspberry Pi Trading minority Semiconductor   GBR — [253]
24 April 2023 Rimas Entertainment 30% Music   PRI — [254]
26 April 2023 Neural Pocket 4.56% Artificial intelligence   JPN 5,000,000 [255]
18 May 2023 Proactiv Entertainment majority Music   ESP — [256]
12 September 2023 Sony Network Communications Labs 90% Blockchain, Web3   JPN  SGP — [257]
20 December 2023 Akatsuki 9.87% Video game   JPN — [258]
23 January 2024 OVO Sound minority Music   CAN — [259]
29 January 2024 Carry1st minority Video game   ZAF — [260]
13 August 2024 Black Sky Creative majority Music   USA — [261]

Divestitures

edit
Date Acquirer Target company Target business Acquirer country Value (USD) References
8 December 1999 Praxair Materials Research Sony Corporation of America   USA — [262]
1 June 2000 Rockwell Collins Trans Com Systems Sony Corporation of America   USA — [263]
6 August 2002 Oaktree Capital Management,
Onex 		Loews Cineplex Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment   USA  CAN — [264]
6 April 2004 Studio City Los Angeles Culver Studios Sony Pictures Entertainment   USA 125,000,000 [265]
20 February 2008 Toshiba Cell chip plant Sony Interactive Entertainment   JPN 835,000,000 [266]
1 March 2011 J. Front Retailing StylingLife Holdings Sony Corporation   JPN — [267]
28 June 2012 Development Bank of Japan Sony Chemicals Sony Corporation   JPN 730,000,000 [268]
21 December 2012 BMG Rights Management Famous Music UK music catalogue Sony Music Group   DEU 90,000,000 [269]
2 July 2013 Anthem Records Music catalogue 1993-2012 Sony Pictures Entertainment   CAN 150,000,000 [270]
23 December 2013 Tribune Media Gracenote Sony Corporation of America   USA 170,000,000 [271][272]
6 February 2014 Japan Industrial Partners Sony Vaio Sony Corporation   JPN — [273]
2 February 2015 Columbus Nova Sony Online Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment   USA — [274]
24 May 2016 Magix Sonic Foundry desktop software business Sony Pictures Entertainment   USA — [275]
28 July 2016 Murata Manufacturing Lithium-ion battery business Sony Corporation   JPN 168,000,000 [276]
7 June 2017 Reservoir Media Century Media Records music catalogue Sony Music Group   USA — [277]
19 June 2017 VinPower Digital Sony NEC Optiarc Sony Corporation   USA — [278]
28 March 2019 Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Crackle Sony Pictures Entertainment   USA — [279][280]
8 July 2020 Satisfaction Group Sony Pictures Television France Sony Pictures Entertainment   FRA — [281]
21 April 2021 ES Broadcast Memnon Archiving Services Sony Europe   GBR — [282]
18 October 2021 Scopely GSN Games Sony Pictures Entertainment   USA 1,000,000,000 [243]
27 July 2022 Banijay Sony Pictures Television Germany Sony Pictures Entertainment   FRA — [283]
27 July 2022 Média Participations Anime Digital Network Aniplex,
Sony Pictures Entertainment 		  FRA — [284]
22 December 2023 Blackstone Sony Payment Services Sony Financial Group   USA 280,000,000 [285][286]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Sony Buys German Concern". The New York Times. 3 March 1975. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Sony Buys Maker of Taping Devices". The New York Times. 4 February 1982. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Sony Semiconductor Plant". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ Sony completes $2 billion purchase of CBS Records upi.com 5 January 1988, Retrieved on 3 December 2017
  5. ^ "CBS Records Goes Country : The sale of Nashville publisher Tree International for $40 million means the Japanese now own 'Heartbreak Hotel.'". 4 January 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Sundstrand Selling Trans Com Systems To Sony". Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "COMPANY NEWS; Sony to Acquire New York Concern". The New York Times. 16 August 1989. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Sony Completes $3.4-Billion Acquisition of Columbia". Los Angeles Times. 8 November 1989. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. ^ Article: Sony to acquire Guber-Peters Entertainment Company. (Sony USA Inc.), 19 November 1987
  10. ^ Cieply, Michael (11 October 1989). "Full Speed Ahead on Guber-Peters Sale Entertainment: Sony says it will buy the company even if the two film producers can't shed their Warner contract". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  11. ^ "Sony Microchip Plant". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Sony Culver Studios". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (30 May 1991). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; G.E. Sells Its 50% Stake In Video Unit". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  14. ^ "The Purple Owl – Psygnosis History". 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
  15. ^ "Sony of Canada History". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Sony Corporation". Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  17. ^ Mullen, Michael (16 July 1997). "Sony Buys Cyberlife". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 24 February 2001.
  18. ^ "SCE RTIME". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Bend Studios About Us". Bend Studios. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  20. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (22 January 2001). "Sony announces dual acquisitions". Gamespot. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  21. ^ Sony/atv Adds Twang With Famous Acuff-rose Catalog
  22. ^ Sony Buys Incog
  23. ^ "Announcement of Merger". Sony. 27 September 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  24. ^ "Sony Pictures Sonic Foundry". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Sony Music GospoCentric Records". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  26. ^ "SONY TO ACQUIRE IDTECH'S YASU LCD MANUFACTURING FACILITY Acquisition Will Serve As Second Manufacturing Base of Low-Temperature Polysilicon TFT LCD Display Panel for Mobile-Products". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment to Start Providing Prodg Tools for Playstation ® 3 Game Content Development" (PDF). Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2005.
  28. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (7 December 2005). "Sony acquires Guerrilla Games". Gamespot. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  29. ^ "Konica Minolta Announces Withdrawal Plan for Camera Business and Photo Business". Konica Minolta. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2006.
  30. ^ Bazeley, Michael (30 March 2005). "Google acquires traffic info start-up Zipdash". SiliconBeat. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  31. ^ Gaither, Chris; Chmielewski, Dawn C. (23 August 2006). "Sony to Buy Video Sharing Website". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  32. ^ "Viacom sells Famous Music to Sony/ATV". USA Today. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  33. ^ Swash, Rosie (31 May 2007). "Jackson buys Eminem rights". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  34. ^ "TGS: Sony buys MotorStorm dev". Eurogamer. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  35. ^ "Sony Bank to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary" (PDF). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  36. ^ Stuart Levine "Variety" Sony Pictures acquires 2waytraffic, variety.com, Retrieved on June 19, 2013
  37. ^ "Sony Corporation of America to Acquire Gracenote". Gracenote. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  38. ^ "Sony Corporation of America Completes Gracenote Acquisition". Gracenote. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  39. ^ "Sony to Purchase Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG". Sony Corporation. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  40. ^ "Sony Completes Acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG Music Company Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America". Sony Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  41. ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot (5 August 2008). "Sony Buys Out Bertelsmann's Sony BMG Stake for U$1.2 Billion". Sony Corporation. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  42. ^ "Sony Optiarc <Overview>". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  43. ^ Sony Pictures Television Acquires Michael Davies' Embassy Row, reuters.com
  44. ^ "Sony Electronics acquires Convergent Media Systems". Sony Electronics Inc. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  45. ^ "Sony Enters the Flow Cytometry Business in Life Science Field by Acquiring iCyt". iCyt Mission Technology. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  46. ^ "Sony acquires LittleBigPlanet game maker Media Molecule". 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  47. ^ Rubestein, Jeff (2 March 2010). "Media Molecule officially joins the PlayStation Family". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  48. ^ "Sony Suzhou Epson". Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  49. ^ "Toshiba to sell chip plant to Sony for ¥53 billion yen". 28 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  50. ^ Purkiss, Alan (7 March 2011). "Hawk-Eye, Sports Ball-Tracking System, Bought by Sony, FT Says". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  51. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Sucker Punch Productions, Developer of Top Selling Infamous Franchise". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  52. ^ "Sony acquires Micronics, Inc., US diagnostic device development venture, Acquisition to accelerate development and commercialization of Point of Care diagnostic products". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  53. ^ "Sony NetBlender". Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  54. ^ "Sony Completes Full Acquisition of Sony Ericsson". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  55. ^ "Gracenote Acquires Bulldog United to Enhance its Smart TV Platforms". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  56. ^ "Sony Pictures Television To Increase Stake In Multi Screen Media". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  57. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment to Acquite Gaikai Inc., A Leading Interactive Cloud Gaming Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  58. ^ "Sony Corporation and So-net Entertainment Corporation commence procedures to make So-net Entertainment Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  59. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Takes Majority Stake in Left Bank Pictures". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  60. ^ "Sony Takes Full Control Of Left Bank Pictures In Deal Valuing 'The Crown' Producer At $124M". Deadline Hollywood. 5 January 2023.
  61. ^ "Sony Acquires Pixim". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  62. ^ "Sony Life Care" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  63. ^ "Sony Renesas". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  64. ^ Sony Pictures Television Launches Northern Ireland Production Company Stellify Media | Deadline. Retrieved 20 March 2014
  65. ^ "Sony Pictures Television owns 100% of Teleset of Colombia". Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  66. ^ Knight, Sophie (26 June 2014). "Sony to buy Britain's CSC media group in TV network push". Uk.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  67. ^ Clarke, Stewart (15 August 2014). "Sony closes CSC deal, ups Kate Marsh / TBI Vision TBI Vision". Tbivision.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  68. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (1 December 2014). "Sony Pictures Television Acquires Oz Production Company Playmaker Media". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  69. ^ "Production company rebrand: Playmaker becomes Curio Pictures under Jo Porter". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  70. ^ "Sony fully acquires The Orchard in $200m deal". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  71. ^ Reith Saji (24 April 2015). "La célèbre maison de production japonaise Aniplex investit dans Wakanim.tv" [The famous Japanese production company Aniplex invests in Wakanim.tv]. Adala-News.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  72. ^ Red-bushi (24 April 2015). "Aniplex investit dans le développement de la société Wakanim" [Aniplex invests in the development of company Wakanim]. Wakanim.tv (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  73. ^ "Sony to Acquire Optical Archive Inc". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  74. ^ "Sony Europe acquires Memnon". TVBEurope. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  75. ^ Christman, Ed. "Sony Music Acquires German Hard Rock Label Century Media Records – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  76. ^ "Sony Acquires Belgian Innovator of Range Image Sensor Technology". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  77. ^ "Sony buys Toshiba's image sensor business for $155m". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  78. ^ "Sony to Acquire Altair Semi For $212 Million". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  79. ^ "Sony's GSN Games acquires rival U.K. social casino slots studio Plumbee". Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  80. ^ "Sony acquires Essential Music & Marketing, launches Red Essential". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  81. ^ "Sony Buys Sony ATV" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  82. ^ "Sony buys E-Saturnus". Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  83. ^ "Sony Music buys Ministry Of Sound Recordings". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  84. ^ "Sony Pictures Networks India to Acquire Ten Sports for $385 Million". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  85. ^ "Sony Music UK Acquisition". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  86. ^ Barraclough, Leo (16 February 2017). "Sony Pictures Television Networks Acquires British Channel truTV". Variety.
  87. ^ "An Announcement from the Crispin Team". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  88. ^ "Sony's The Orchard buys independent distributors finetunes and Phonofile". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  89. ^ "Conversion of Yuuai Holdings to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary－Yuuai Holdings Joins the Sony Lifecare Group－" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  90. ^ Eggerton, John (22 August 2017). "Feds OK Sony Purchase of Funimation". Multichannel. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  91. ^ Green, Scott (27 October 2017). "Funimation Agrees To Be Acquired By Sony Pictures Television Networks". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  92. ^ "Aniplex REVOLVE". Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  93. ^ "Sony to Acquire Equity Interest in EMI Music Publishing" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  94. ^ "Sony enters middleware business with Audiokinetic acquisition". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  95. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (6 February 2019). "Aniplex Acquires Australian Distributor Madman Media's Anime Division". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  96. ^ Stevens, Josh A. (29 May 2019). "Funimation Acquires Manga Entertainment UK". Anime UK News. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  97. ^ "Sony unit acquires Swiss network virtualization developer Mido Holdings". Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  98. ^ "Sony Pictures Buys Nurulize, a Virtual Production Software Startup". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  99. ^ "Billboard". Billboard.
  100. ^ "Sony Music's merch operation expands as Araca Group sells division to The Thread Shop". 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  101. ^ "Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac Games". 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  102. ^ "Sony Music UK acquires merchandise company, Kontraband". 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  103. ^ Hayes, Dade (18 November 2019). "Sony Acquires AT&T's 42% Game Show Network Stake In Deal Worth $500M". Deadline. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  104. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Buys Silvergate Media, Producer of 'Octonauts' and 'Hilda,' for $195 Million". variety.com. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  105. ^ "Sony acquires Swiss vision sensor firm". 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  106. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Announces Acquisition Of 'Sex Education' Producer Eleven". Sony Pictures. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  107. ^ "Sony completes $3.7bn takeover of financial unit". Nikkei Asian Review.
  108. ^ "Announcement Regarding Completion of Making Sony Financial Holdings Inc. a Wholly-owned Subsidiary". Sony.
  109. ^ "Nevion, Sony Form Partnership to Advance End-to-End IP-Based Solutions". tvtechnology.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  110. ^ "Sony Acquires Nevion". 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  111. ^ "Affirm Entertainment, Inc. To Acquire Pure Flix SVOD Service". 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  112. ^ "Sony Music acquires distribution company Human Re-Sources, brings in J.Erving in new EVP role". 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  113. ^ "Sony Music's The Thread Shop acquires UK-based merch company Probity". 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  114. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Forms Joint Venture Production Company In Brazil Named Floresta".
  115. ^ "SPT to fully own production company Floresta". Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  116. ^ "Sony Music Entertainment Expands Podcast Unit After Acquiring UK Producer Somethin' Else". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  117. ^ Malt, Andy (23 June 2021). "Sony acquires majority stake in Alamo Records". completemusicupdate. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  118. ^ Shah, Saqib (29 June 2021). "Sony buys 'Returnal' developer Housemarque". Engadget. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  119. ^ "Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Nixxes to Further Elevate PlayStation Studios Exclusive Titles". Businesswire (Press release). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  120. ^ "AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation Global Group" (Press release). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  121. ^ "Sony's Funimation Global Group Completes Acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T" (Press release). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  122. ^ a b "Why PlayStation is buying Firesprite, one of the UK's fastest growing studios". Gamesindustry.biz. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  123. ^ "Sony buys Demon's Souls remake developer Bluepoint Games". Eurogamer. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  124. ^ "Sony Buys Majority Stake in 'His Dark Materials' Producer Bad Wolf".
  125. ^ "Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Valkyrie Entertainment" (Press release). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  126. ^ "Sony Music News" (Press release). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  127. ^ "Sony buys full ownership of Ultra Records; Patrick Moxey exits, David Waxman takes over as President". 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  128. ^ "Aniplex officially acquires Lasengle from Delightworks". 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  129. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 March 2022). "Sony Pictures Television Acquires Industrial Media In $300M+ Deal, Restructures Its Unscripted Operations". Deadline. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  130. ^ "Sony Music is buying Som Livre, Brazil's biggest homegrown record label, for $255m". 1 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  131. ^ "Sony Music Entertainment Completes Its Acquisition of Som Livre". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  132. ^ "Sony Music Acquires Kobalt's Label and Neighboring Rights Division". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  133. ^ "Sony Music's $430m acquisition of AWAL officially cleared by UK competition watchdog". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  134. ^ "Sony Acquires Haven Studios, the New Developer Led By Jade Raymond".
  135. ^ "Sony has closed its Haven Studios acquisition". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  136. ^ "Bungie Joins Sony Interactive Entertainment". Bungie.net. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  137. ^ "Announcement Regarding Completion of the Acquisition of Bungie, Inc. by Sony Interactive Entertainment" (PDF).
  138. ^ "PlayStation continues esports expansion with Repeat.gg acquisition".
  139. ^ "Crunchyroll Purchases Anime Retailer Right Stuf".
  140. ^ "Sony Acquires Mobile Game Developer Savage Game Studios". DualShockers.com. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  141. ^ "Savage Game Studios rebrands as Neon Koi, has new action game focus". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  142. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (25 October 2022). "Sony Pictures Entertainment Acquires VFX Company Pixomondo". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  143. ^ "Welcoming Beyond Sports Into Sony's Sports Businesses". sony.net. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  144. ^ "The Orchard acquires dance and electronic music distribution company Above Board". musicbusinessworldwide.com. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  145. ^ "PlayStation to acquire AAA multiplayer developer Firewalk Studios". 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  146. ^ "'Alice In Borderland' Director Shinsuke Sato Teams With Sony's Aniplex Inc To Launch Myriagon Studio". 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  147. ^ "AWAL expands into India, South Asia with OKListen acquisition". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  148. ^ "Sony is buying gaming headphone maker, Audeze". 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  149. ^ "Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire iSIZE, a UK-based Company Specializing in Deep Learning for Video Delivery". 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  150. ^ "Sony Music Entertainment España, SL (SME España) acquires exclusive control of Altafonte Network, SLU (Altafonte)" (PDF).
  151. ^ "Sony Acquires OLED Plant" (PDF). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  152. ^ "Sony Music Acquires Podcast Company Neon Hum Media". Deadline. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  153. ^ "Sony Pictures buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas". Variety. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  154. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (12 June 2024). "Sony Returns To Exhibition Business, Acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Circuit". Deadline. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  155. ^ "【Studio 3Hz 事業譲受のお知らせ】 | NEWS". 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  156. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Acquires Stake in British Drama Producer Eleventh Hour Films". Deadline Hollywood. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  157. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Acquires Majority Stake In Eleventh Hour Films". 1 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  158. ^ "ソニーミュージック、Zeppを完全子会社化　ライブ強化" [Sony Music makes Zepp a wholly owned subsidiary to strengthen live performances]. Nikkei (in Japanese). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  159. ^ "Sony Acquires KinaTrax, Inc. to Expand Its Sports Data Business into Player Performance". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  160. ^ "ソニーFG、少額短期保険スタートアップを買収". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  161. ^ "Sony Music acquires Cobalt Music, one of the most prominent homegrown independent labels in Greece". Music Business Worldwide. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  162. ^ CBS/Sony Records is Established in First Round of Capital Deregulation. Sony History. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  163. ^ "About Our Company and History | About Our Group | Sony Financial Holdings". www.sonyfh.co.jp. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  164. ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (30 May 1991). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; G.E. Sells Its 50% Stake In Video Unit". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  165. ^ "SET India Private Limited Information - SET India Private Limited Company Profile, SET India Private Limited News on The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  166. ^ "Sony to buy out private equity firm's residual 6% stake in MSM". Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  167. ^ "The fight over Michael's millions". Fortune. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  168. ^ "ST-LCD Corporation to Expand Production Capacity of Low-Temperature Polysilicon TFT-LCD Panels for Digital Still Cameras and Cell Phones". Sony. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  169. ^ "Telemundo Agrees to Be Acquired by Sony, Liberty". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  170. ^ "NBC to Acquire Telemundo Network for $1.98 Billion". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  171. ^ Jones, Dow (2 December 1998). "Sony General Instrument". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  172. ^ "Regarding the restructuring of our company". 31 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  173. ^ "ソニー・ミュージック、イープラスを連結子会社化" [Sony Music makes E+ a consolidated subsidiary]. Nikkei. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  174. ^ "Sony Corporation". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  175. ^ "Sale of certain M3 shares held by Sony Corporation" (PDF). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  176. ^ "Sony Bank to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  177. ^ "Ericsson – press release". Cision Wire. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2001.
  178. ^ Sony, Ericsson unveil US$500m merger
  179. ^ "Sony Buys Stake in Square". IGN. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2001.
  180. ^ Shareholder Information
  181. ^ "Philips and Sony Lead Acquisition of Intertrust". Sony. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 13 November 2002.
  182. ^ "Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD". Sony.
  183. ^ Kaplan, David. "Sony Buys Bertelsmann's 50% Stake In Sony BMG For $1.2B". Forbes. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  184. ^ "Sony treks to China". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  185. ^ "Company News; Consortium Led by Sony Locks Up MGM Deal". The New York Times. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  186. ^ "Sony takes a stake in Shine". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  187. ^ "Sony to sell 21% stake in Shine". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  188. ^ "Sony Pictures Mad house". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  189. ^ "Sony agrees to $764m deal to buy remaining shares of Japanese broadband provider So-net in network push". 9 August 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  190. ^ "Sony and NEC Sign Definitive Agreement to Establish a Joint Venture in the Optical Disc Drive Business". Sony.
  191. ^ Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3
  192. ^ "Sonys Field Emission Technology Inc. Company". Oled Display. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  193. ^ "Sony Corporation's intended global offering of shares of common stock of Sony Financial Holdings in conjunction with the listing of Sony Financial Holdings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange". Sony.
  194. ^ "Adding Multimedia NXP and Sony Create Moversa, a Joint Venture for Universal Contactless Solutions". Business Wire. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  195. ^ "SPTI grabs stake in Tuvalu Media". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  196. ^ "Tuvalu Media management buys out Sony, co-founder exits". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  197. ^ "Sony eyes Gogglebox". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  198. ^ "Sony BMG Stake Spotify". 14 May 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  199. ^ "Sony Music Spotify". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  200. ^ "Sony Has Sold Half of Its Spotify Shares". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  201. ^ "Sharp and Sony Enter into Definitive Agreement regarding Joint Venture to Produce and Sell Large-Sized LCD Panels and Modules". Sharp Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  202. ^ "Sharp and Sony to Terminate Joint Venture to Produce and Sell Large-sized LCD Panels and Modules". Sharp Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  203. ^ Lionsgate Jumps Onboard FEARNet Archived 14 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  204. ^ About FEARNet
  205. ^ Abu Dhabi Media news archive Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  206. ^ "Queen Rania calls on music world to support 1GOAL education campaign". 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  207. ^ "Sony Music Entertainment and Simon Cowell Launch New Global Venture: 'Syco'" (Press release).
  208. ^ "Sony aims for Victory with indie launch". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  209. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Buys U.K. TV Banner Silver River Productions". The Hollywood Reporter. March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  210. ^ "Investor Group Including Sony Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of SMI Music Publishing" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  211. ^ "Sony Completes Acquisition of Michael Jackson Estate's Share of EMI Music Publishing". Billboard.
  212. ^ "Announcement of Agreements Between Olympus and Sony to Form Business and Capital Alliance". Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  213. ^ "InsideView" Update: DirecTV sells 18% stake in GSN to Sony Archived April 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine insideview.com, Retrieved on November 28, 2012
  214. ^ "Establishment of Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc". Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  215. ^ "Sony/ATV's Extreme Music and Hans Zimmer Form Joint Venture: The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (Exclusive)". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  216. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Greenlights Scarlet". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  217. ^ "Sony Pictures Television To Acquire Majority Stake in IMS Internet Media Services". Sony Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  218. ^ "IMS Regains Control As Majority Stakeholder, Sony Pictures Television Will Retain A Minority Stake In The Company" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  219. ^ "Sony Pictures Television takes minority stake in Fable Pictures". TelevisionPost. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  220. ^ "Sony Pictures TV Takes Majority Stake in Turkish Network Planet TV". Deadline Hollywood. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  221. ^ "Sony Stake in Cogitai". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  222. ^ "Sony Takes Stake in TV Arm of 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Producer Blueprint". variety.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  223. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Acquires Minority Stake In Swedish Production Banner Palladium". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  224. ^ "DefinedCrowd Announces $1.1 Million Series Seed Funding". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  225. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Buys Into Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Stolen Picture". Deadline. 8 July 2020.
  226. ^ "Aniplex Live2D". Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  227. ^ "Sony Music Entertainment Japan Peanuts" (PDF). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  228. ^ "APM Music Hits the Right Notes". 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  229. ^ "Cinnamon has raised 15 Million USD for Series B equity and debt finance". Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  230. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Takes Minority Stake In Formula 1 & NFL Producer The Whisper Group". Deadline. 18 February 2020.
  231. ^ Li, Pei (9 April 2020). "Sony invests $400 million in Chinese video site Bilibili". Reuters. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  232. ^ "Sony/ATV teams with music production marketplace BeatStars to provide publishing services to producers & songwriters". 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  233. ^ "Sony Stake iDreamSky". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  234. ^ "Sony Pictures Television France, Satisfaction Group Form Joint Venture". Variety. 8 July 2020.
  235. ^ "Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite maker Epic Games". VentureBeat. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  236. ^ "Announcing a $1 Billion Funding Round to Support Epic's Long-Term Vision for the Metaverse". Epic Games. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  237. ^ "Sony and KIRKBI Invest in Epic Games to Build the Future of Digital Entertainment" (Press release). Epic Games. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  238. ^ "Kadokawa Corporation forms capital alliance with CyberAgent and Sony to strengthen game and animation businesses". Gematsu. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  239. ^ "Sony Group Corporation and Kadokawa Corporation to form strategic capital and business alliance". Gematsu. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  240. ^ "Sony Buys Evo". 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  241. ^ Grubb, Jeff (3 May 2021). "PlayStation invests in Discord and plans integration with PSN in 2022". Venturebeat. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  242. ^ "Sony Music Germany acquires stake in children's entertainment brand Tiger Media International". 10 August 2021.
  243. ^ a b "Sony Sells GSN Games Studio to Scopely for $1B". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 October 2021.
  244. ^ "Devolver Digital Shareholder Information". 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  245. ^ "TSMC to Build Specialty Technology Fab in Japan with Sony Semiconductor Solutions as Minority Shareholder" (Press release). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  246. ^ "JASM Set to Expand in Kumamoto Japan" (Press release). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  247. ^ "Sony Music buys $100m of shares in NetEase's music service; Chinese platform's IPO set for December 2". Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  248. ^ "Sony Music buys minority stake in Walter Kolm's WK Records". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  249. ^ Park, Kate (3 May 2022). "AccelByte, a backend services platform for game developers, raises $60M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2". TechCrunch. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  250. ^ "Sony Honda Joint Venture". Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  251. ^ Romano, Sal (31 August 2022). "Tencent and Sony Interactive Entertainment collectively acquire 30.34 percent of FromSoftware". Gematsu. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  252. ^ "Sony semiconductor". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  253. ^ "Raspberry Pi Receives Strategic Investment from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation Establishing strategic partnership for the further enhancement of the edge AI solution development". 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  254. ^ "Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy stake in Bad Bunny's label and management firm, Rimas". 24 April 2023.
  255. ^ "Sony Neural Pocket" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  256. ^ "SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS ACQUIRES A MAJORITY STAKE IN SPAIN-BASED LIVE EVENT PRODUCER AND PROMOTER, PROACTIV ENTERTAINMENT". 18 May 2023.
  257. ^ "Sony Network Communications Startale Labs JV". Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  258. ^ "Akatsuki enters into capital and business alliance agreements with Sony and Koei Tecmo". 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  259. ^ "Santa Anna Label Group to Partner With Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Noah "40" Shehib, Oliver El-Khatib and Mr. Morgan's OVO Sound". 23 January 2024.
  260. ^ "Carry1st Announces Strategic Investment from Sony Innovation Fund". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  261. ^ Stassen, Murray (13 August 2024). "Sony Music Masterworks acquires majority stake in immersive and live entertainment company, Black Sky Creative". MusicBusinessWorldwide.
  262. ^ "Praxair Acquires Materials Research Corp. from Sony". 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  263. ^ "Rockwell Collins Acquires Sony Trans Com". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  264. ^ Chaney, Lindsay (6 August 2002). "Loews get the IPO route". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  265. ^ "Group takes over Culver Studios". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  266. ^ Sony sells $835m PS3 CPU plant to Toshiba
  267. ^ "Sony Sells StylingLife".
  268. ^ "Sony Chemical".
  269. ^ Scott Roxborough, "BMG Buys Virgin, Famous Music Catalog From Sony/ATV", Hollywood Reporter, December 21, 2012.
  270. ^ "Ole acquires Sony Pictures publishing catalogue | Complete Music Update".
  271. ^ "Tribune Closes $170 Mil Cash Deal to Acquire Sony's Gracenote". Variety. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  272. ^ "Tribune Buys Gracenote From Sony". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  273. ^ "Sony VAIO". Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  274. ^ "Sony sells its Everquest-making arm; games will expand to Xbox and mobile". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  275. ^ "Magix acquires Sony's Video Editing and Music Software Portfolio today". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  276. ^ "Sony Battery". Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  277. ^ "Reservoir acquires Century Media's publishing catalogue". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  278. ^ Aldershoff, Jan Willem (19 June 2017). "U.S. Company VinPower Digital Claims to Be Resurrecting Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Brand". Myce.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  279. ^ "Sony Sells Crackle Majority Stake to Chicken Soup for the Soul". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  280. ^ "Sony Trades Crackle Equity For Stock; Full Control Of Streamer Goes To Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment – Update". 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  281. ^ "Sony Pictures Television France, Satisfaction Group Form Joint Venture". Variety. 8 July 2020.
  282. ^ "ES Broadcast acquires Memnon from Sony". Memnon. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  283. ^ "Banijay To Acquire Sony Pictures Television Germany". Deadline. 27 July 2022.
  284. ^ "Crunchyroll se sépare d'ADN et devient le premier diffuseur d'anime en France". Crunchyroll. 27 July 2022.
  285. ^ "Blackstone Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sony Payment Services, Broadening its Japan Private Equity Portfolio". Blackstone. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  286. ^ "Blackstone to Buy 80% of Sony Payment Unit for $280 Million". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony&oldid=1263969895"