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Zomba Records GmbH

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Zomba purchased Rough Trade in 1996, but initially kept the Rough Trade branding. On July 8, 1999, the companies were rebranded. Rough Trade in Germany and Switzerland became [b]Zomba Records GmbH[/b]. Legally operating under this name from 27 July 1999 to 30 December 2003. Zomba Records GmbH, along with all of Zomba's international offices, was integrated into the local BMG offices in mid-2003 after Bertelsmann purchased the entirety of the Zomba Corporation. Zomba Records GmbH, along with Rough Trade's distribution arm (now called [b][l=Zomba Distribution][/b]), owned a handful of German labels and held licensing and distribution deals with many other regional labels. A list is available [url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030202083651/www.zomba.de/labels/]here[/url]. Corporate chronology: Registered: 23 June 1981 as 'Kos Trading Warenhandelsgesellschaft GmbH' in Herne-Wanne (company number HRB 1284) Name change: 29 September 1983 to [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/136640-Rough-Trade-Records-GmbH]Rough Trade Records Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung[/url] Re-registered: 9 November 1984 in Herne (company number HRB 459) Re-registered: 21 August 1991 as [l136640] in Herne-Wanne (company number HRB 1584) Name change: 27 July 1999 to [l50871] - this page Name change: 30 December 2003 to [l100209]