EMI Group Ltd.

Major multinational music (holding) company operating from 5th Oct 2007, formerly known as (often simply referred to as [b]EMI[/b])

The company up until 2012 comprised of two principal divisions – EMI Music and EMI Music Publishing,

On the 11th November 2011 Citigroup. Inc. (ultimate parent) agreed to sell EMI Group Ltd. and its recorded music division to Vivendi S.A. (owner of the various companies that form part of the ), which included its non-European business's and Virgin Music Group Ltd., however (renamed in June 2013 after the formation ), comprising most of EMI Europe (excluding Germany), Parlophone, and along with certain other assets went to , Inc. and parent went to , while was taken over by a consortium led by Sony Corporation of America and comprising furthermore of the estate of Michael Jackson, Mubadala Development Company PJSC; Jynwel Capital Limited; the Blackstone Group's GSO Capital Partners LP, and David Geffen. In 2018, Sony became the whole owner of EMI Music Publishing and merged it with .

Following the companies divestment and acquisition EMI Group Ltd. has independently operated as part of the Universal Music Group (note: Universal Music Group is not the real world parent company)

Notable direct and indirect subsidiaries of EMI Group Ltd. (which consist of over 65 separate operating companies, as of 2017) - , EMI (IP) Ltd. Virgin Music Group - - Virgin Records Overseas Ltd., , , , , , , , , EMI Discos Mexico SA de CV, Abbey Road Studios Ltd - , China Music Corporation, , , EMI Records Austria GmbH, (50%), ,

Subsidiary EMI (IP) Ltd., an intellectual property (holding) company, which has been the immediate registered rights owner since 2004 of the majority of trademarks affiliated with EMI Group Ltd, and predecessor, is the immediate registered owner (as of 2017) of the - boxed EMI logo, EMI label logo, Angel, , , , , imprints., subsequently the Virgin trademark is licensed from

On 25th April 2017 Bolloré Group became the ultimate parent of EMI Group Ltd., which exists only to maintain certain intellectual property.