Client

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of April 24, 2026
Associated Filings (4)

Client
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Lobby Firm
PODESTA GROUP INC

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
VIVENDI
France
100

Client
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Lobby Firm
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
VIVENDI UNIVERSAL
France
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Universal Music Group filed this registration filing in 2012. At that point, Universal Music Group was not owned by a Chinese entity; Chinese company Tencent purchased the company only in 2020. In 2021, Universal Music Group filed a registration filing declaring Tencent, Shenzhen-based entity, as a foreign entity.

Client
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Lobby Firm
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None