On the Record · Sony
Sony acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Sony bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Bungie, Inc.Word for word“In July 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC acquired Bungie, an independent videogame developer in the United States.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | July 2022 | — |
PC business operated under the VAIO brandWord for word“In July 2014, Sony Group Corporation sold its personal computer (“PC”) business operated under the VAIO brand to Japan Industrial Partners, Inc.” 20-F for 2024 | divestiture | July 2014 | — |
CBS Records Inc.Word for word“In January 1988, Sony Group Corporation acquired CBS Records Inc., the music business division of CBS Inc. in the U.S.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | January 1988 | — |
Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.Word for word“In November 1989, Sony Group Corporation acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | November 1989 | — |
EMI (remaining approximately 60% equity interest)Word for word“In November 2018, Sony completed the acquisition of the remaining approximately 60% equity interest in EMI, resulting in EMI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | November 2018 | — |
Nile Acquisition LLC (the Estate's equity interest)Word for word“In July 2018, Sony completed the acquisition of the Estate’s equity interest in Nile, resulting in Sony owning approximately 40% of the equity interest in EMI.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | July 2018 | — |
So-net CorporationWord for word“In January 2013, Sony Group Corporation acquired all of the common shares of So-net through a tender offer and subsequent share exchange and, as a result of the acquisition, So-net became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | January 2013 | — |
AEGON Sony Life and SA Re (remaining 50% stakes)Word for word“In January 2020, Sony Life acquired from AEGON International B.V. the remaining 50% stakes of AEGON Sony Life and SA Re, resulting in both AEGON Sony Life and SA Re becoming wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sony Life.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | January 2020 | — |
Alamo Drafthouse CinemaWord for word“Sony also aims to proactively seek out opportunities for revenue from its existing IP in areas where utilizing IP provides experience value, such as Location-Based Entertainment (“LBE”) and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, which Sony acquired in June 2024.” 20-F for 2025 | acquisition | June 2024 | — |
KinaTrax Inc.Word for word“• Strengthening sports data-related capabilities, as exemplified by the acquisition of KinaTrax Inc. last year, and leveraging real-time content creation technology to support alternative broadcasts to acquire new fans” 20-F for 2025 | acquisition | last year | — |
personal computer (PC) business operated under the VAIO brandWord for word“In July 2014, Sony Group Corporation sold its personal computer (“PC”) business operated under the VAIO brand to Japan Industrial Partners, Inc.” 20-F for 2025 | divestiture | July 2014 | — |
Peanuts Holdings LLCWord for word“In March 2026, Sony acquired an additional equity interest in Peanuts Holdings, which owns the rights and manages the business of “PEANUTS” IP.” 20-F for 2026 | acquisition | March 2026 | — |
home entertainment business (joint venture with TCL)Word for word“As of the date of this report, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures for which Sony has already signed definitive agreements and whose completions are subject to regulatory approvals include the establishment of a joint venture through a strategic partnership in the home entertainment field between Sony Corporation and TCL Electronics Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively, “TCL”), for which definitive agreements were signed in March 2026.” 20-F for 2026 | agreed divestiture | March 2026 | — |
Read from Sony’s annual reports (20-F for 2026, 20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-06-18. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.