Sony
Sony Corporation is a Japanese electronics manufacturer in Tokyo. Sony designs, manufactures, and sells electronic tools. It is a leader in the development of consumer electronics goods, such as videocassette recorders, cellular and cordless telephones, compact disc equipment, and television. Sony also manufactures computers and related devices.
The company holds a yearly contest in which engineers show off their prototypes; bonuses are awarded to those whose prototypes are selected for eventual manufacture and marketing. Sony continually makes and offers new products, most of which are tested in the Japanese market. Sony has been particularly successful in the United States market; however, it is outsold in Japan and elsewhere by Matsushita, another Japanese electronics giant.
Our marketing team is focused on increasing sales for Sony’s electronic products, as well deliver corporate value to their customers and partners. Because the electronic consumer market is such a large industry, there is a great opportunity for Sony to capture a large share of this market, despite the economic down turn in the U.S.

MGM
The name is taken from the three companies that formed a merger to create MGM Studios in 1924; Metro Picture Corporation (formed in 1915), Goldwyn Picture Corporation (1917), and Louis B. Mayer Pictures (1918), under the control of movie theater magnate Marcus Loew. Louis B. Mayer became the studio boss, and Irving Thalberg, the "Boy Wonder", was head of production. They took on the motto Ars Gratia Artis (Art for Art's Sake) and their trademark lion, "Leo" in 1928 (who had been born in captivity in Dublin Zoo in Ireland).
For many years, the MGM Lion was the live-action mascot for MGM, appearing in the opening logo sequence to every movie produced by the studio. A cartoon version of the MGM Lion appears in the Tom and Jerry theatrical animated cartoon Jerry and the Lion.
Under Mayer's and Thalberg's management, MGM Studios became the largest film company in Hollywood (although they were actually located in Culver City) by the mid-1930s. In this era, they produced a number of classic films including Grand Hotel and the Tarzan series, and made stars out of Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and others. Thalberg was removed from his position as head of production in 1932, after disputes with Mayer and Schenck, and subsequently suffering a heart attack; at that point, Mayer started bringing in independent producers (notably David O. Selznick) to cover the studio's output. When Thalberg returned the next year, he was reduced to nothing more than a unit producer.
During this time, MGM also became involved in the animation business. Their animation department started in the late 1930s, when Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising came over from Warner Bros. Later on, MGM became home to Tex Avery (who joined them in 1941 after a dispute with Warners producer Leon Schlesinger). Tex produced a number of famous shorts at MGM, including Red-Hot Riding Hood, Swing Shift Cinderella, and the Droopy series. MGM's biggest cartoon stars, however, were the cat-and-mouse duo of Tom and Jerry whom were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom and Jerry won several Oscars and nominations.

Merger and acquisition

On April 8, 2005, the company was acquired by a partnership led by Sony Corporation of America and Comcast in association with Texas Pacific Group (now TPG Capital, L.P.) and Providence Equity Partners. MGM Mirage, a Las Vegas-based hotel and casino company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MGM", is not currently affiliated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
They are highly compatible and recognized to have a strong hold in the motion picture industry. Sony is a foreign firm originated and based out of Tokyo while MGM was based in the US.
Before Sony and MGM considered the acquisition they analyzed the pros and cons of merging, the factors considered in the price to be paid, the anticipated benefits, the fluctuation of their stock, and the combined capital structure. Once the acquisition was completed other factors were examined, such as the overall outcome of the deal, and the international financial management issues, if any.
The process of Sony and MGM merger acquisition:
In the year 2004, several of MGM's professional rivals started bidding for the company. Time Warner was also on the list of bidders. Ted Turner was the largest stakeholder in the company. Turner Entertainment belonging to Ted Turner had done very well since it started owning Pre 1986 MGM Library. However, Time Warner failed to strike the deal.