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, [l=Ariola Eurodisc GmbH], which had been renamed in 1987 when [l=Ariola] merged with [l=Ufa] and [l=Sonopress] to form 'BMG Ariola München GmbH'.
Sometimes also appears as label.

See also [l965733].

[u]First legal entity history[/u]
Registered: 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

[u]Second legal entity history[/u]
Registered: 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: [l417497], registered 30 July 1991
Immediate parent: 'Bertelsmann Music Group GmbH', registered 22 November 1994
Immediate parent: [l287291], registered 14 August 2001
Merged: 13 November 2003 into its immediate parent
Branch company dissolved: 13 November 2003