>Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco shares for 68 billion yen, becoming a shareholder holding approximately 2.5 percent of total issued shares of Bandai Namco, the companies announced.

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/07/sony-group-corporation-and-bandai-namco-holdings-sign-strategic-partnership