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Revision as of 15:48, 30 January 2016
Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) (Japanese: ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha) (TYO: 6758) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates. Each acquisition is for the respective company in its entirety, unless otherwise specified. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between Sony and the subject of the acquisition. The value of each acquisition is listed when available, then it is undisclosed. If the Sony service that is derived from the acquired company is known, then it is also listed here.
As of March 2010, Sony Corporation has made 92 acquisitions while taking stakes at 56 companies. The company has 83 divestitures since 1983. Sony's biggest acquisition to date is that of Columbia Pictures, valued at U$3.4 billion at the time of purchase.
Acquisitions
Stakes
Divestitures
Date | Acquirer | Target company | Target business | Acquirer country | Value (USD) | References |
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5 December 2008 | Sony | Sony NEC Optiarc | Sony Optiarc | [56] | ||
1 January 2011 | Samsung Electronics | Transcorp. Company | Samsung Transcorp. Company | [citation needed] | ||
14 February 2011 | Sony | Media Nusantara Citra | Sony MNC Networks | [citation needed] | ||
1 October 2008 | Sony | Sony BMG | Sony Music Entertainment | $1,200,000,000 | [57][58][59] | |
20 February 2008 | Toshiba | Cell Chip Factory | Cell chip factory | ¥90,000,000,000 | [60] |
Notes
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sony Completes Full Acquisition of Sony Ericsson". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "INVESTOR GROUP INCLUDING SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TO ACQUIRE GAIKAI INC.,A LEADING INTERACTIVE CLOUD GAMING COMPANY" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ Shareholder Information
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- ^ Lionsgate Jumps Onboard FEARNet
- ^ About FEARNet
- ^ Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3
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- ^ "Operations Begin at World's First LCD Panel Plant Employing 10th-Generation Glass Substrates". Sharp Corporation. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Sharp and Sony Enter into Definitive Agreement regarding Joint Venture to Produce and Sell Large-Sized LCD Panels and Modules". Sharp Corporation. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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- ^ "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION TO INCREASE STAKE IN MULTI SCREEN MEDIA".
- ^ "Sumitomo Electric and Sony Announce the Joint-Development of the World's First True Green Semiconductor Laser Diode with over 100 mW Output Power at 530 nm".
- ^ "Sony and Panasonic to Collaborate on the Joint Development of Next Generation OLED Panels for TVs/Large-sized Displays".
- ^ "Development Bank of Japan and Sony Sign Definitive Agreements Regarding the Sale of Chemical Products Businesses". Sony Corporation. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Announcement of Company Split (Small-scale / Summary Form Company Split) of Sony Corporation into Sony Chemical & Information Device Corporation in connection with the Sale of Chemical Products Business" (PDF). Sony Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ http://www.sonynec-optiarc.com/company/principles.html
- ^ "Sony to Purchase Bertelsmann's 50% Stake in Sony BMG". Sony Corporation. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Sony sells $835m PS3 CPU plant to Toshiba