"edel" Gesellschaft für Produktmarketing mbH

German media company founded in October 1985 by Michael Haentjes. Legally operated under this name from 14 October 1985 to 16 December 1992, and again from 28 December 1992 to 15 July 1997. During the first years their main activity consisted of mail order distribution of film soundtracks. From 28 December 1992 onwards this was a full service record and distribution company.

Name variants:
- "edel" Gesellschaft für Produktmarketing mbH
- 'Edel' Gesellschaft für Produktmarketing mbH
- edel Gasellschaft Fur Produktimarketing mbH

First legal entity:
Hamburg company number: HRB 35001
ed: 14 October 1985 as '"Edel" Gesellschaft für Produktmarketing mbH' - this page
Name change: 16 December 1992 to '"edel company" music GmbH'
Re-ed: 28 December 1992 as a public company "edel company" music Aktiengesellschaft (Hamburg company number HRB 51829)

Second legal entity:
Hamburg company number: HRB 43514
ed: 9 January 1990 as '"ideal" Vertrieb GmbH'
Acquired: assets of '"ideal record service" Ton- und Bildträger-Herstellungs- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung' on 23 November 1992
Name change: 28 December 1992 to '"edel" Gesellschaft für Produktmarketing mbH' - this page
Immediate parent: '"edel company" music Aktiengesellschaft' from 28 December 1992
Name change: 15 July 1997 to '"edel" records GmbH'