 Jim acquired Toshiba/EMI in Japan >$400m, SBK Publishing for $337m (in 1989), Chrysalis for £70m, and Virgin $950m amongst dozens of other lesser known labels.During his tenure, the company expanded into Eastern Europe and Latin America.He also guided the company through global consolidation completely reconfiguring the business to accommodate the birth of the CD, closing vinyl businesses, consolidating the cassette businesses, centralising distribution and warehousing in several countries and launching CD production operations globally.