BMG Ariola München GmbH

German record company, legally operating under this name from 22 May 1987 to 13 November 2003.

Also printed on releases as:
- BMG Ariola Munchen GmbH
- BMG Ariola Munich GmbH
- BMG Ariola (Munchen) GmbH

Successor of the original company, Sonopress to form 'BMG Ariola München GmbH'.
Sometimes also appears as label.

See also BMG Ariola Munich.

First legal entity history
ed: 11 August 1966 in Gütersloh as 'Ariola-Eurodisc Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung'
Gütersloh company number: HRB 1111
Relocated to Munich: 1 March 1972 as 'Ariola - Eurodisc Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung'
Munich company number: HRB 44194
Branch company opened in Gütersloh: HRB 1225 on 4 April 1972
Name change: 22 May 1987 to 'BMG Ariola München GmbH' - this page
Branch company name change: 11 August 1987
Relocated to Gütersloh: 27 November 1987
Merged: 27 November 1987 into 'Reinhard Mohn GmbH' (Gütersloh company number HRB 1490)
Branch company dissolved: 3 March 1988

Second legal entity history
ed: 30 June 1987 in Grevenbroich as 'BMG Ariola München GmbH' - this page
Grevenbroich company number: HRB 607
Relocated to Munich: 2 March 1988
Munich company number: HRB 83773
Branch company opened in Gütersloh: HRB 2401 on 1 September 1988
Branch company name: 'BMG Ariola München GmbH Zweigniederlassung Gütersloh'
Immediate parent: BMG Ariola Musik GmbH, ed 30 July 1991
Immediate parent: 'Bertelsmann Music Group GmbH', ed 22 November 1994
Immediate parent: BMG Deutschland GmbH, ed 14 August 2001
Merged: 13 November 2003 into its immediate parent
Branch company dissolved: 13 November 2003