List of acquisitions by Sony explained

is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates.

As of March 2010, Sony has made 92 acquisitions while taking stakes at 56 companies. The company has 83 divestitures since 1983.

Acquisitions

DateCompanyBusinessCountryValueUsed as / Integrated withReferences
WEGAConsumer electronicsSony Corporation[1]
Music CenterProfessional audio United StatesSony Corporation of America[2]
Nippon Fairchild Semiconductor chip plantSemiconductor JapanSony Semiconductor Solutions[3]
CBS Records Group, CBS/SonyMusic United States$2,000,000,000Sony Music Group[4]
Tree International PublishingMusic publishing United States$40,000,000Sony Music Group[5]
Trans Com SystemsIn-flight entertainment United StatesSony Corporation of America[6]
Materials ResearchSemiconductor United StatesSony Corporation of America[7]
Columbia Pictures EntertainmentFilm, television United States$3,400,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[8]
Guber-Peters EntertainmentFilm, television United States$200,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[9]
AMD chip plantSemiconductor United States$55,000,000Sony Semiconductor Solutions[10]
Culver StudiosFilm, television United States$80,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[11]
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home VideoHome entertainment United States$325,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[12]
PsygnosisVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment[13]
Sony of CanadaConsumer electronics Canada$207,000,000Sony Canada[14]
Sony LifeInsurance Japan United StatesSony Financial Group[15]
RTimeBroadband networks United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[16]
Bend StudioVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[17]
Naughty DogVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[18]
Acuff-Rose MusicMusic publishing United States$157,000,000Sony Music Group[19]
Incognito EntertainmentVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[20]
AiwaConsumer electronics JapanSony Corporation[21]
Sonic Foundry desktop software businessEditing software United States$19,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[22]
GospoCentric RecordsMusic United StatesSony Music Group[23]
International Display TechnologyDisplay Japan$177,000,000Sony Corporation[24]
SN SystemsGame development toolSony Interactive Entertainment[25]
Guerrilla GamesVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment[26]
Konica Minolta camera businessDigital camera JapanSony Corporation[27]
Zipper InteractiveVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[28]
Film, television, video on demand United States$65,000,000 Sony Pictures Entertainment[29]
Famous MusicMusic publishing United States$370,000,000Sony Music Group[30] [31]
Evolution Studios, Bigbig StudiosVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment[32]
Sony BankBank JapanSony Financial Group[33]
2waytrafficTelevision$363,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[34]
GracenoteAutomatic content recognition United States$260,000,000Sony Corporation of America[35] [36]
Sony BMG Music EntertainmentMusic Japan$1,200,000,000Sony Music Group[37] [38] [39]
Sony NEC OptiarcComputer data storage JapanSony Corporation[40]
Embassy RowTelevision United StatesSony Pictures Entertainment[41]
Convergent Media SystemsContent delivery network United StatesSony Corporation[42]
iCyt Mission TechnologyFlow cytometry United StatesSony Corporation of America[43]
Media MoleculeVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment[44] [45]
2 February 2011Suzhou EpsonDisplay China$118,000,000Sony China[46]
Toshiba chip plantImage sensor Japan$648,000,000Sony Semiconductor Solutions[47]
Hawk-Eye InnovationsComputer visionSony Corporation[48]
Sucker Punch ProductionsVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[49]
MicronicsMedical device United StatesSony Corporation of America[50]
NetblenderOptical disc authoring United StatesSony Corporation of America[51]
Sony EricssonMobile phone Japan Sweden$1,500,000,000Sony Corporation[52]
Bulldog UnitedAutomatic content recognition United StatesSony Corporation of America[53]
Multi Screen MediaTelevision India$271,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[54]
GaikaiCloud gaming United States$380,000,000Sony Interactive Entertainment[55]
Sony Network CommunicationsInternet service provider Japan$697,000,000Sony Corporation[56]
Left Bank PicturesTelevision United StatesSony Pictures Entertainment[57] [58]
PiximSemiconductor United StatesSony Corporation[59]
Senior EnterpriseNursing JapanSony Financial Group[60]
Renesas chip plantImage sensor Japan$72,000,000Sony Semiconductor Solutions[61]
CSC Media GroupTelevision$180,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[62] [63]
Curio PicturesTelevision AustraliaSony Pictures Entertainment[64] [65]
The OrchardMusic United States$200,000,000Sony Music Group[66]
WakanimFilm, television, video on demand FranceAniplex[67] [68]
Optical ArchiveDigital preservation United StatesSony Corporation of America[69]
Memnon Archiving ServicesDigital preservation BelgiumSony Europe[70]
Century Media RecordsMusic$17,000,000Sony Music Group[71]
SoftkineticSemiconductor BelgiumSony Semiconductor Solutions[72]
Toshiba image sensor businessImage sensor Japan$155,000,000Sony Semiconductor Solutions[73]
Altair SemiconductorSemiconductor Israel$212,000,000Sony Semiconductor Solutions[74]
PlumbeeOnline casinoSony Pictures Entertainment[75]
Essential Music & MarketingMusicSony Music Group[76]
Sony/ATV Music PublishingMusic publishing Japan United States$750,000,000Sony Music Group[77]
eSaturnusProfessional video over IP BelgiumSony Europe[78]
Ministry Of Sound RecordingsMusic$104,000,000Sony Music Group[79]
Ten SportsTelevision India$385,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[80]
Wildstar RecordsMusic$2,250,000Sony Music Group[81]
TruTVTelevisionSony Pictures Entertainment[82]
CrispinBroadcast automation United StatesSony Corporation[83]
finetunes, PhonofileMusic NorwaySony Music Group[84]
Yuuai HoldingsNursing JapanSony Financial Group[85]
FunimationFilm, television, video on demand United States$143,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[86] [87]
RevolveAction figure JapanAniplex[88]
EMI Music PublishingMusic publishing$2,300,000,000Sony Music Group[89]
AudiokineticGame development tool CanadaSony Interactive Entertainment[90]
Madman Anime GroupFilm, television, video on demand Australia$25,000,000Aniplex[91]
Manga EntertainmentFilm, televisionSony Pictures Entertainment[92]
Mido HoldingsNetwork virtualizationSony Semiconductor Solutions[93]
NurulizeOn-set virtual production United StatesSony Pictures Entertainment[94]
Milan RecordsMusic United StatesSony Music Group[95]
The Araca Group merchandising businessMerchandising United StatesSony Music Group[96]
Insomniac GamesVideo game United States$229,000,000Sony Interactive Entertainment[97]
KontrabandMerchandisingSony Music Group[98]
Game Show NetworkTelevision United States$500,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[99]
10 December 2019Silvergate MediaTelevision United States$195,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[100]
InsightnessDynamic vision sensorSony Semiconductor Solutions[101]
ElevenTelevisionSony Pictures Entertainment[102]
Sony Financial HoldingsFinancial services Japan$3,700,000,000Sony Financial Group[103] [104]
NevionOn-set virtual production NorwaySony Corporation[105]
Pure FlixFilm, television, video on demand United StatesSony Pictures Entertainment[106]
Human Re-SourcesMusic United StatesSony Music Group[107]
Probity MerchandisingSony Music Group[108]
Somethin' ElsePodcast, radio programSony Music Group[109]
Alamo RecordsMusic United StatesSony Music Group[110]
HousemarqueVideo game FinlandSony Interactive Entertainment[111]
Nixxes SoftwareVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment[112]
CrunchyrollFilm, television, video on demand United States$1,175,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex[113] [114]
FirespriteVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment[115]
Fabrik GamesVideo gameSony Interactive Entertainment
Bluepoint GamesVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[116]
Bad WolfTelevision Sony Pictures Entertainment[117]
Valkyrie EntertainmentVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[118]
Ceremony of RosesMerchandising United StatesSony Music Group[119]
Ultra RecordsMusic United StatesSony Music Group[120]
LasengleVideo game JapanAniplex[121]
Television United States$350,000,000Sony Pictures Entertainment[122]
Som LivreMusic Brazil$255,000,000Sony Music Group[123] [124]
AWAL, Kobalt Neighboring RightsMusic United States$430,000,000Sony Music Group[125] [126]
Haven StudiosVideo game CanadaSony Interactive Entertainment[127] [128]
BungieVideo game United States$3,700,000,000Sony Interactive Entertainment[129] [130]
Repeat.ggEsports United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[131]
Right StufFilm, television, e-commerce United StatesSony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex[132]
Neon KoiVideo game FinlandSony Interactive Entertainment[133] [134]
PixomondoVisual effects United StatesSony Pictures Entertainment[135]
Beyond Sports Software visualizationSony Corporation[136]
Above BoardMusicSony Music Group[137]
Firewalk StudiosVideo game United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[138]
Myriagon StudioFilm, television JapanAniplex[139]
OKListenMusic IndiaSony Music Group[140]
AudezeAudio electronics United StatesSony Interactive Entertainment[141]
iSIZEVideo processingSony Interactive Entertainment[142]
16 January 2024AltafonteMusicSony Music Group[143]
1 April 2024Japan Display PlantMicro OLED$11,460,000Sony Semiconductor Solutions[144]
8 April 2024Neon Hum MediaPodcastSony Music Group[145]
12 June 2024Alamo Drafthouse CinemaMovie theatersSony Pictures Entertainment[146]
Studio 3Hz Film, television JapanAniplex[147]

Stakes

DateCompanyStakeBusinessCountryValueReferences
CBS/Sony50%/currently 100%Music Japan United States[148]
Sony Prudential Life50%/currently 100%Insurance Japan United States[149]
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video50%/currently 100%Home entertainment United States[150]
Multi Screen Media62%/currently 100%Television India[151] [152]
Sony/ATV Music Publishing50%/currently 100%Music publishing Japan United States$115,000,000[153]
ST Liquid Crystal Display50%/currently 10%Display Japan[154]
Telemundo37.48%/currently 0%Television United States$125,000,000[155] [156]
General Instrument4.3%Semiconductor United States$187,500,000[157]
M390%/currently 34%Medical websites Japan[158] [159]
Sony Bank80%/currently 100%Bank Japan$248,000,000[160]
Sony Ericsson50%/currently 100%Mobile phone Japan Sweden$250,000,000[161] [162]
Square19%/currently 0%Video game Japan$124,000,000[163] [164]
Intertrust Technologies49.5%Digital rights management United States$226,500,000[165]
S-LCD49%/currently 0%Display Japan Korea, Republic of$1,000,000,000[166]
Sony BMG Music Entertainment50%/currently 100%Music Japan[167]
Huaso49%Film, television China[168]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer20%/currently 0%Film, television United States$257,000,000[169]
Shine TV21%/currently 0%Television[170] [171]
MadhouseminorityAnimation Japan[172]
Sony Network Communications58%/currently 100%Internet service provider Japan[173]
Sony NEC Optiarc100%/currently 0%Computer data storage Japan[174]
Cellius49%Video game Japan[175]
Field Emission Technologies36.5%Field-emission display Japan[176]
Sony Financial Holdings60%/currently 100%Financial services Japan[177]
Moversa50%Contactless smart card Japan$14,000,000[178]
Tuvalu Media 60%/currently 0%Television[179] [180]
GoggleboxminorityTelevision[181]
Spotify6%/currently 2.85%Music streaming service$2,200,000[182] [183] [184]
Teleset50%Television Colombia[185]
Sharp Display Products7.04%/currently 0%Display Japan$109,000,000[186] [187]
Fearnet33.3%/currently 0%Film, television, video on demand United States[188] [189]
VevomajorityMusic United States[190] [191]
Syco Entertainment50%/currently 0%Music[192]
Floresta50%/currently 100%Television Brazil[193] [194]
Victory Television50%Television[195]
Silver River ProductionsmajorityTelevision[196]
EMI Music Publishing30%/currently 100%Music publishing$607,500,000[197] [198]
Olympus11.46%/currently 0%Optical devices Japan$600,000,000[199]
Game Show Network58%/currently 100%Television United States$234,000,000[200]
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions51%Medical device Japan[201]
Bleeding Fingers Music50%Film score, soundtrack United States[202]
Scarlet MediamajorityTelevision[203]
Stellify Media50%Television[204]
Internet Media Services51%/currently minorityDigital marketing United States$100,000,000 [205] [206]
Fable PicturesminorityTelevision[207]
Planet TVmajorityTelevision Turkey[208]
CogitaimajorityArtificial intelligence United States[209]
Blueprint TelevisionminorityTelevision[210]
Palladium FictionminorityTelevision Sweden[211]
DefinedCrowdminorityArtificial intelligence United States[212]
Stolen PictureminorityTelevision[213]
Live2DmajorityMotion graphics, computer animation Japan[214]
Peanuts Worldwide39%Film, television, comic United States$185,000,000[215]
APM Music50%Production music United States[216]
Eleventh Hour Filmsminority / currently majorityTelevision[217] [218]
Cinnamon AIminorityArtificial intelligence Japan[219]
Nevion45%/currently 100%On-set virtual production Norway[220]
The Whisper GroupminorityTelevision[221]
Bilibili4.98%Film, television, video on demand China$400,000,000[222]
BeatStarsminorityMusic licensing United States[223]
iDreamSkyminorityGame,Technology China$50,000,000[224]
Satisfy20%Television France[225]
Epic Games1.4%/currently 5.4%Video game, software development United States$1,450,000,000 [226] [227] [228]
Kadokawa1.93%Film, television, publishing Japan$47,000,000[229]
Evolution Championship Series50%Esports United States[230]
ScopelyminorityVideo game United States$500,000,000[231]
DiscordminorityVoice over IP, instant messaging United States[232]
Devolver Digital5.03%Video game United States[233]
Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing20%/currently 6% Semiconductor Japan$500,000,000[234] [235]
NetEase Cloud MusicminorityMusic streaming service China$100,000,000[236]
10 August 2021Tiger MediaminorityMusic[237]
WK RecordsminorityMusic United States[238]
AccelByteminorityGame backend platform United States[239]
Sony Honda Mobility50%Battery electric vehicle Japan[240]
FromSoftware14.09%Video game Japan$122,000,000[241]
RapidusminoritySemiconductor Japan$7,500,000[242]
Raspberry Pi TradingminoritySemiconductor[243]
24 April 2023Rimas30%Music[244]
Neural Pocket4.56%Artificial intelligence Japan$5,000,000[245]
18 May 2023ProactivmajorityMusic[246]
Sony Network Communications Labs90%Blockchain, Web3 Japan Singapore[247]
Akatsuki9.87%Video game Japan[248]
23 January 2024Ovo SoundminorityMusic[249]
Carry1stminorityVideo game[250]
Black Sky CreativemajorityMusic United States[251]

Divestitures

DateAcquirerTarget companyTarget businessAcquirer countryValueReferences
PraxairMaterials ResearchSony Corporation of America United States[252]
Rockwell CollinsTrans Com SystemsSony Corporation of America United States[253]
Onex, Oaktree Capital ManagementLoews Cineplex EntertainmentSony Pictures Entertainment Canada United States[254]
Studio City Los AngelesCulver StudiosSony Pictures Entertainment United States$125,000,000[255]
ToshibaCell chip plantSony Interactive Entertainment$835,000,000[256]
J. Front RetailingStylingLife HoldingsSony Corporation Japan[257]
28 June 2012Development Bank of JapanSony ChemicalsSony Corporation Japan$730,000,000[258]
BMG Rights ManagementFamous Music UK music catalogueSony Music Group$90,000,000[259]
Anthem RecordsMusic catalogue 1993-2012Sony Pictures Entertainment$150,000,000[260]
Tribune MediaGracenoteSony Corporation of America United States$170,000,000[261] [262]
6 February 2014Japan Industrial PartnersSony VaioSony Corporation Japan[263]
2 February 2015Columbus NovaSony Online EntertainmentSony Interactive Entertainment United States[264]
MagixSonic Foundry desktop software businessSony Pictures Entertainment United States[265]
28 July 2016Murata ManufacturingLithium-ion battery businessSony Corporation$168,000,000[266]
Reservoir MediaCentury Media Records music catalogueSony Music Group United States[267]
VinPower DigitalSony NEC OptiarcSony Corporation United States[268]
28 March 2019Sony Pictures Entertainment United States[269] [270]
Satisfaction Group Sony Pictures Television FranceSony Pictures Entertainment[271]
21 April 2021ES Broadcast Memnon Archiving ServicesSony Europe[272]
ScopelyGSN GamesSony Pictures Entertainment United States$1,000,000,000
BanijaySony Pictures Television GermanySony Pictures Entertainment[273]
27 July 2022Média ParticipationsAnime Digital NetworkSony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex[274]
22 December 2023BlackstoneSony Payment ServicesSony Financial Group$280,000,000[275] [276]

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  51. Web site: Sony NetBlender. 21 May 2023.
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  53. News: Gracenote Acquires Bulldog United to Enhance its Smart TV Platforms. 13 January 2024.
  54. News: Sony Pictures Television To Increase Stake In Multi Screen Media. 14 June 2012.
  55. News: Sony Computer Entertainment to Acquite Gaikai Inc., A Leading Interactive Cloud Gaming Company . 2 July 2012.
  56. News: Sony Corporation and So-net Entertainment Corporation commence procedures to make So-net Entertainment Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. 9 August 2012.
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  60. Web site: Sony Life Care. 21 April 2023.
  61. Web site: Sony Renesas. 18 June 2023.
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  65. News: Production company rebrand: Playmaker becomes Curio Pictures under Jo Porter. 14 January 2024.
  66. News: Sony fully acquires The Orchard in $200m deal. 18 March 2015.
  67. Web site: La célèbre maison de production japonaise Aniplex investit dans Wakanim.tv . The famous Japanese production company Aniplex invests in Wakanim.tv . Reith Saji . 24 April 2015 . Adala-News.fr . fr . 26 April 2020.
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  72. News: Sony Acquires Belgian Innovator of Range Image Sensor Technology . 14 October 2015.
  73. News: Sony buys Toshiba's image sensor business for $155m. 9 December 2015.
  74. News: Sony to Acquire Altair Semi For $212 Million. 28 January 2016.
  75. News: Sony's GSN Games acquires rival U.K. social casino slots studio Plumbee. 19 February 2016.
  76. News: Sony acquires Essential Music & Marketing, launches Red Essential. 2 March 2016.
  77. News: Sony Buys Sony ATV. 2 April 2023.
  78. News: Sony buys E-Saturnus. 1 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913223751/http://www.leuvenmindgate.be/en/news-press/sony-buys-e-saturnus-a-spin-off-by-ku-leuven-specialized-in-digital-operation-chamberss/. 13 September 2016. dead.
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  80. News: Sony Pictures Networks India to Acquire Ten Sports for $385 Million. 15 September 2016.
  81. News: Sony Music UK Acquisition. 13 April 2023.
  82. News: Sony Pictures Television Networks Acquires British Channel truTV . Barraclough . Leo . February 16, 2017 . .
  83. News: An Announcement from the Crispin Team. 23 April 2017.
  84. News: Sony's The Orchard buys independent distributors finetunes and Phonofile. 4 May 2017.
  85. News: Conversion of Yuuai Holdings to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary－Yuuai Holdings Joins the Sony Lifecare Group－. 31 May 2023.
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