Universal Music Entertainment: version 1
Saved 2026-09-23 16:30 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by review: Removed the three flagged research-narration sentences (the "Two things stay open" paragraph in About, the clause in the UMG ownership note) and rewrote the image caption, which also explained the mis. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Universal Music Entertainment <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Universal Music Entertainment | |
| 5 | 5 | summary: Berlin holding company of Universal Music Group in Germany, registered as Universal Music Entertainment GmbH and the shareholder of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH. | |
| 6 | 6 | legal_name: Universal Music Entertainment GmbH | |
| 7 | 7 | registered_address: Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin, Germany | |
| 8 | 8 | country: DE | |
| 9 | 9 | register_ids: DE-HRB:Charlottenburg 86559 B | |
| 10 | 10 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 13 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 14 | − | | ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 15 | − | | parent_org | company/universal-music-group | | | | | derived | ^nd-ume | Holds Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, which its imprint calls a Universal Music Company, and files exempting group accounts under § 291 HGB; shares the Berlin address of Universal Music GmbH | | |
| 13 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 14 | + | | ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 15 | + | | parent_org | company/universal-music-group | | | | | verified | ^umg-ar2024 | UMG's 2024 annual report lists Universal Music Entertainment GmbH (HRB 86559) among its German subsidiaries covered by its guarantees under section 264(3) of the Commercial Code | | |
| 16 | 16 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | ## Establishments <!--establishments--> | |
| 19 | 19 | | mark | kind | address | country | source | note | | |
| 20 | 20 | | ---- | ------ | ----------------------------- | ------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 21 | 21 | | | office | Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin | DE | ^nd-ume | Registered address as the register extract gives it | | |
| 22 | 22 | <!--/establishments--> | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 25 | 25 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 26 | 26 | | ---------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 27 | 27 | | Universal Music Entertainment GmbH | legal | | | | | |
| 28 | 28 | | Universal Entertainment GmbH | legal | | | 2006 | | |
| 29 | 29 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 32 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 33 | − | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | -------- | --------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 34 | − | | nd-ume | https://www.northdata.com/Universal+Music+Entertainment+GmbH,+Berlin | Universal Music Entertainment GmbH, Berlin, HRB 86559 B | 2026-09-23 | North Data | registry | | HRB 86559 B | Name, address, corporate purpose, events | | | | | |
| 35 | − | | northdata | https://www.northdata.com/Deutsche+Grammophon+GmbH,+Berlin/HRB+138012+B | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, HRB 138012 B | 2026-09-23 | North Data | registry | | HRB 138012 B | Shareholder; control and profit transfer | | | | | |
| 32 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 33 | + | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 34 | + | | nd-ume | https://www.northdata.com/Universal+Music+Entertainment+GmbH,+Berlin | Universal Music Entertainment GmbH, Berlin, HRB 86559 B | 2026-09-23 | North Data | registry | | HRB 86559 B | Name, address, corporate purpose, events | | | | | |
| 35 | + | | northdata | https://www.northdata.com/Deutsche+Grammophon+GmbH,+Berlin/HRB+138012+B | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, HRB 138012 B | 2026-09-23 | North Data | registry | | HRB 138012 B | Shareholder; control and profit transfer | | | | | |
| 36 | + | | umg-ar2024 | https://assets.ctfassets.net/e66ejtqbaazg/3lVdyJmpf8DQTPMRcxChSQ/80752d027f61e3846f4b5e2a5a62a958/UMG_2024_Annual_Report.pdf | Universal Music Group N.V. Annual Report 2024 | 2026-09-23 | Universal Music Group | manufacturer | 2025-03-27 | | Notes: subsidiaries; guarantees under section 264(3) HGB (Germany) | | | | | |
| 36 | 37 | <!--/references--> | |
| 37 | 38 | ||
| 38 | 39 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 39 | − | Universal Music Entertainment GmbH is a holding company registered at the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg under HRB 86559 B, at Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin; its registered purpose is managing, acquiring and selling companies and holdings in the exploitation of copyrights, ancillary copyrights and publishing rights.[^nd-ume] It is the shareholder of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH and entered into a control and profit-transfer agreement with it in December 2014.[^northdata] | |
| 40 | + | Universal Music Entertainment GmbH is a holding company registered at the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg under HRB 86559 B, at Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin; its registered purpose is managing, acquiring and selling companies and holdings in the exploitation of copyrights, ancillary copyrights and publishing rights.[^nd-ume] It belongs to Universal Music Group N.V., whose 2024 annual report names it with its register number among the German subsidiaries for which the group gave guarantees under section 264(3) of the German Commercial Code.[^umg-ar2024] It is the shareholder of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH and entered into a control and profit-transfer agreement with it in December 2014.[^northdata] | |
| 40 | 41 | ||
| 41 | 42 | The company took its current name in 2006, having been Universal Entertainment GmbH, and absorbed EMI Recorded Music Services GmbH by merger in 2022; it files exempting consolidated accounts under § 291 of the German Commercial Code, as a subsidiary included in a parent's group accounts.[^nd-ume] | |
| 42 | 43 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Universal Music Entertainment <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Universal Music Entertainment
summary: Berlin holding company of Universal Music Group in Germany, registered as Universal Music Entertainment GmbH and the shareholder of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH.
legal_name: Universal Music Entertainment GmbH
registered_address: Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin, Germany
country: DE
register_ids: DE-HRB:Charlottenburg 86559 B
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| parent_org | company/universal-music-group | | | | | derived | ^nd-ume | Holds Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, which its imprint calls a Universal Music Company, and files exempting group accounts under § 291 HGB; shares the Berlin address of Universal Music GmbH |
<!--/relations-->
## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind | address | country | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | ----------------------------- | ------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| | office | Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin | DE | ^nd-ume | Registered address as the register extract gives it |
<!--/establishments-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Universal Music Entertainment GmbH | legal | | | |
| Universal Entertainment GmbH | legal | | | 2006 |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | -------- | --------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| nd-ume | https://www.northdata.com/Universal+Music+Entertainment+GmbH,+Berlin | Universal Music Entertainment GmbH, Berlin, HRB 86559 B | 2026-09-23 | North Data | registry | | HRB 86559 B | Name, address, corporate purpose, events | | | |
| northdata | https://www.northdata.com/Deutsche+Grammophon+GmbH,+Berlin/HRB+138012+B | Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, HRB 138012 B | 2026-09-23 | North Data | registry | | HRB 138012 B | Shareholder; control and profit transfer | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Universal Music Entertainment GmbH is a holding company registered at the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg under HRB 86559 B, at Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin; its registered purpose is managing, acquiring and selling companies and holdings in the exploitation of copyrights, ancillary copyrights and publishing rights.[^nd-ume] It is the shareholder of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH and entered into a control and profit-transfer agreement with it in December 2014.[^northdata]
The company took its current name in 2006, having been Universal Entertainment GmbH, and absorbed EMI Recorded Music Services GmbH by merger in 2022; it files exempting consolidated accounts under § 291 of the German Commercial Code, as a subsidiary included in a parent's group accounts.[^nd-ume]
<!--/about-->