Date
|
Company
|
Business
|
Country
|
Value
|
Used as / Integrated with
|
References
|
28 October 1987
|
Fairchild Semiconductor chip plant
|
Semiconductor
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[1]
|
5 January 1988
|
CBS Records Group, CBS/Sony
|
Music
|
USA
|
$2,000,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[2]
|
4 January 1989
|
Tree International Publishing
|
Music publishing
|
USA
|
$40,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[3]
|
8 November 1989
|
Columbia Pictures Entertainment
|
Film, television
|
USA
|
$3,400,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[4]
|
9 November 1989
|
Guber-Peters Entertainment
|
Film, television
|
USA
|
$200,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[5][6]
|
22 February 1990
|
AMD chip plant
|
Semiconductor
|
USA
|
$55,000,000
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[7]
|
26 June 1991
|
Culver Studios
|
Film, television
|
USA
|
$80,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[8]
|
21 May 1993
|
Psygnosis
|
Video game
|
UK
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[9]
|
19 January 1995
|
Sony of Canada
|
Consumer electronics
|
CAN
|
$207,000,000
|
Sony Canada
|
[10]
|
1 March 1996
|
Sony Life
|
Insurance
|
JPN USA
|
|
Sony Financial Group
|
[11]
|
30 August 2000
|
RTime
|
Broadband networks
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[12]
|
1 December 2000
|
Bend Studio
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[13]
|
22 January 2001
|
Naughty Dog
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[14]
|
9 July 2002
|
Acuff-Rose Music
|
Music publishing
|
USA
|
$157,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[15]
|
7 August 2002
|
Incognito Entertainment
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[16]
|
27 September 2002
|
Aiwa
|
Consumer electronics
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[17]
|
31 July 2003
|
Sonic Foundry desktop software business
|
Editing software
|
USA
|
$19,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[18]
|
12 October 2004
|
GospoCentric Records
|
Music
|
USA
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[19]
|
27 September 2005
|
SN Systems
|
Game development tool
|
UK
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[20]
|
7 December 2005
|
Guerrilla Games
|
Video game
|
NED
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[21]
|
19 January 2006
|
Konica Minolta camera business
|
Digital camera
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[22]
|
25 January 2006
|
Zipper Interactive
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[23]
|
23 August 2006
|
Crackle
|
Film, television, video on demand
|
USA
|
$65,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[24]
|
15 May 2007
|
Sigil Games Online
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[25]
|
30 May 2007
|
Famous Music
|
Music publishing
|
USA
|
$370,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[26][27]
|
20 September 2007
|
Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studios
|
Video game
|
UK
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[28]
|
29 February 2008
|
Sony Bank
|
Bank
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Financial Group
|
[29]
|
4 June 2008
|
2waytraffic
|
Television
|
NED
|
$363,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[30]
|
2 July 2008
|
Gracenote
|
Automatic content recognition
|
USA
|
$260,000,000
|
Sony Corporation of America
|
[31][32]
|
1 October 2008
|
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
|
Music
|
JPN GER
|
$1,200,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[33][34][35]
|
5 December 2008
|
Sony NEC Optiarc
|
Computer data storage
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[36]
|
14 January 2009
|
Embassy Row
|
Television
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[37]
|
28 January 2010
|
Convergent Media Systems
|
Content delivery network
|
USA
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[38]
|
10 February 2010
|
iCyt Mission Technology
|
Flow cytometry
|
USA
|
|
Sony Corporation of America
|
[39]
|
2 March 2010
|
Media Molecule
|
Video game
|
UK
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[40][41]
|
2 February 2011
|
Suzhou Epson
|
Display
|
CHN
|
$118,000,000
|
Sony China
|
[42]
|
28 February 2011
|
Toshiba chip plant
|
Image sensor
|
JPN
|
$648,000,000
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[43]
|
7 March 2011
|
Hawk-Eye Innovations
|
Computer vision
|
UK
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[44]
|
2 August 2011
|
Sucker Punch Productions
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[45]
|
28 September 2011
|
Micronics
|
Medical device
|
USA
|
|
Sony Corporation of America
|
[46]
|
24 October 2011
|
Netblender
|
Optical disc authoring
|
USA
|
|
Sony Corporation of America
|
[47]
|
16 February 2012
|
Sony Ericsson
|
Mobile phone
|
JPN SWE
|
$1,500,000,000
|
Sony Corporation
|
[48]
|
14 June 2012
|
Multi Screen Media
|
Television
|
IND
|
$271,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[49]
|
2 July 2012
|
Gaikai
|
Cloud gaming
|
USA
|
$380,000,000
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[50]
|
9 August 2012
|
So-net
|
Internet service provider
|
JPN
|
$697,000,000
|
Sony Corporation
|
[51]
|
23 August 2012
|
Left Bank Pictures
|
Television
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[52][53]
|
12 September 2012
|
Pixim
|
Semiconductor
|
USA
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[54]
|
11 November 2013
|
Senior Enterprise
|
Nursing
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Financial Group
|
[55]
|
29 January 2014
|
Renesas chip plant
|
Image sensor
|
JPN
|
$72,000,000
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[56]
|
15 August 2014
|
CSC Media Group
|
Television
|
UK
|
$180,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[57][58]
|
1 December 2014
|
Playmaker Media
|
Television
|
AUS
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[59]
|
18 March 2015
|
The Orchard
|
Music
|
USA
|
$200,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[60]
|
24 April 2015
|
Wakanim
|
Film, television, video on demand
|
FRA
|
|
Aniplex
|
[61][62]
|
2 July 2015
|
Memnon Archiving Services
|
Archiving
|
BEL
|
|
Sony Europe
|
[63]
|
24 August 2015
|
Century Media Records
|
Music
|
GER
|
$17,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[64]
|
8 October 2015
|
Softkinetic
|
Semiconductor
|
BEL
|
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[65]
|
6 December 2015
|
Toshiba image sensor business
|
Image sensor
|
JPN
|
$155,000,000
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[66]
|
26 January 2016
|
Altair Semiconductor
|
Semiconductor
|
ISR
|
$212,000,000
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[67]
|
16 February 2016
|
Plumbee
|
Video game
|
UK
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[68]
|
2 March 2016
|
Essential Music & Marketing
|
Music
|
UK
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[69]
|
14 March 2016
|
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
|
Music publishing
|
JPN USA
|
$750,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[70]
|
2 August 2016
|
eSaturnus
|
Professional video over IP
|
BEL
|
|
Sony Europe
|
[71]
|
10 August 2016
|
Ministry Of Sound
|
Music
|
UK
|
$104,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[72]
|
31 August 2016
|
Ten Sports
|
Television
|
IND
|
$385,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[73]
|
1 February 2017
|
Wildstar Records
|
Music
|
UK
|
$2,250,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[74]
|
23 April 2017
|
Crispin
|
Broadcast automation
|
USA
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[75]
|
4 May 2017
|
finetunes, Phonofile
|
Music
|
GER NOR
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[76]
|
10 July 2017
|
Yuuai Holdings
|
Nursing
|
JPN
|
|
Sony Financial Group
|
[77]
|
31 July 2017
|
Funimation
|
Film, television, video on demand
|
USA
|
$143,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[78][79]
|
4 September 2017
|
Revolve
|
Action figure
|
JPN
|
|
Aniplex
|
[80]
|
22 May 2018
|
EMI Music Publishing
|
Music publishing
|
UK
|
$2,300,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[81]
|
26 June 2018
|
Raymond Gubbay
|
Event promotion
|
UK
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[82]
|
8 January 2019
|
Audiokinetic
|
Game development tool
|
CAN
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[83]
|
6 February 2019
|
Madman Anime Group
|
Film, television, video on demand
|
AUS
|
$25,000,000
|
Aniplex
|
[84]
|
29 May 2019
|
Manga Entertainment
|
Film, television
|
UK
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[85]
|
10 June 2019
|
Mido Holdings
|
Network virtualization
|
SWI
|
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[86]
|
8 July 2019
|
Nurulize
|
On-set virtual production
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[87]
|
31 July 2019
|
Milan Records
|
Music
|
USA
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[88]
|
6 August 2019
|
The Araca Group merchandising business
|
Merchandising
|
USA
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[89]
|
19 August 2019
|
Insomniac Games
|
Video game
|
USA
|
$229,000,000
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[90]
|
5 September 2019
|
Kontraband
|
Merchandising
|
UK
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[91]
|
18 November 2019
|
Game Show Network
|
Television
|
USA
|
$500,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[92]
|
10 December 2019
|
Silvergate Media
|
Television
|
USA
|
$195,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[93]
|
30 January 2020
|
Insightness
|
Dynamic vision sensor
|
SWI
|
|
Sony Semiconductor Solutions
|
[94]
|
2 September 2020
|
Sony Financial Holdings
|
Financial services
|
JPN
|
$3,700,000,000
|
Sony Financial Group
|
[95][96]
|
1 October 2020
|
Nevion
|
On-set virtual production
|
NOR
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[97]
|
12 November 2020
|
Pure Flix
|
Film, television, video on demand
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[98]
|
4 December 2020
|
Human Re-Sources
|
Music
|
USA
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[99]
|
8 December 2020
|
Probity
|
Merchandising
|
UK
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[100]
|
1 February 2021
|
AWAL, Kobalt Neighboring Rights
|
Music
|
USA
|
$430,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[101][102]
|
16 June 2021
|
Somethin' Else
|
Music
|
UK
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[103]
|
29 June 2021
|
Housemarque
|
Video game
|
FIN
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[104]
|
1 July 2021
|
Nixxes Software
|
Video game
|
NED
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[105]
|
9 August 2021
|
Crunchyroll
|
Film, television, video on demand
|
USA
|
$1,175,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex
|
[106][107]
|
8 September 2021
|
Firesprite
|
Video game
|
UK
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[108]
|
29 September 2021
|
Fabrik Games
|
Video game
|
UK
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[108]
|
30 September 2021
|
Bluepoint Games
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[109]
|
4 November 2021
|
Som Livre
|
Music
|
BRA
|
$255,000,000
|
Sony Music Group
|
[110][111]
|
1 December 2021
|
Bad Wolf
|
Television
|
UK
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[112]
|
10 December 2021
|
Valkyrie Entertainment
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[113]
|
20 January 2022
|
Ultra Records
|
Music
|
USA
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[114]
|
1 February 2022
|
Lasengle
|
Video game
|
JPN
|
|
Aniplex
|
[115]
|
3 March 2022
|
Industrial Media
|
Television
|
USA
|
$350,000,000
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[116]
|
21 March 2022
|
Haven Studios
|
Video game
|
CAN
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[117]
|
15 July 2022
|
Bungie
|
Video game
|
USA
|
$3,700,000,000
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[118][119]
|
18 July 2022
|
Repeat.gg
|
Esports
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[120]
|
4 August 2022
|
Right Stuf
|
Film, television, e-commerce
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex
|
[121]
|
29 August 2022
|
Savage Game Studios
|
Video game
|
GER FIN
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[122]
|
25 November 2022
|
Pixomondo
|
Visual effects
|
USA
|
|
Sony Pictures Entertainment
|
[123]
|
7 November 2022
|
Beyond Sports
|
Software visualization
|
NED
|
|
Sony Corporation
|
[124]
|
9 March 2023
|
Above Board
|
Music
|
UK
|
|
Sony Music Group
|
[125]
|
20 April 2023
|
Firewalk Studios
|
Video game
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[126]
|
31 May 2023
|
Myriagon Studio
|
Film, television
|
JPN
|
|
Aniplex
|
[127]
|
24 August 2023
|
Audeze
|
Audio
|
USA
|
|
Sony Interactive Entertainment
|
[128]
|