Cleary Gottlieb is acting as antitrust counsel to Sony Corporation in its acquisition of EMI Music Publishing.

Sony Corporation has agreed to buy a controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing for $2.3 billion, in a deal announced on May 22, 2018.

Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

EMI Music Publishing is the second largest music publishing company by revenue.