out , ▁W inds ong / P inn acle ▁gained ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁administration ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Z om ba ▁International ▁Records ▁Group ▁Z om ba ▁International ▁Records ▁Group ▁managed ▁the ▁various ▁regional ▁branches ▁opened ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁served ▁to ▁solid ify ▁the ▁operations ▁in ▁these ▁regions , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁already ▁had ▁small ▁offices ▁with ▁activities ▁from ▁sc out ing , ▁prom oting ▁( such ▁as ▁Sweden ), ▁or ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁distribution ▁for ▁smaller ▁labels ▁or ▁operating ▁a ▁few ▁regional ▁record ▁labels ▁( such ▁as ▁Germany ). ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁B M G ▁purchase , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁regional ▁labels ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁US ▁and ▁UK ▁offices ) ▁and ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁International ▁Records ▁Group ▁activities ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁their ▁respective ▁local ▁B M G ▁offices ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁[ 1 ]: ▁Distribution ▁information ▁in ▁this ▁chart ▁is ▁from ▁approximately ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁the ▁B M G ▁integration . ▁[ 2 ]: ▁Z om ba ▁Records ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Ben el ux ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁operation ▁as ▁R ough ▁Trade ▁since ▁Z om ba ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁marks ▁the