MCH Group
| MCH Group AG
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | CH0039542854 |
| founding | 2001 (by merger) |
| Seat |
Basel , Switzerland
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| management | Bernd Stadlwieser (Chairman of the Management Board ) Ueli Vischer ( Chairman of the Board of Directors ) |
| Number of employees | approx. 1000 (2017) |
| sales | 440.3 million CHF (2016) |
| Branch | Services |
| Website | www.mch-group.com |
The MCH Group AG (until May 2009 MCH Messe Switzerland (Holding) Ltd.) , headquartered in Basel is an international live-marketing company, the Art Basel runs.
history
The roots of the MCH Group go back to the “ Swiss Sample Fair ” founded in 1916 , which later became the Basel Exhibition Center, and the Zurich Exhibition Center, established in 1945. It emerged in 2001 from the merger of the former exhibition companies in Basel and Zurich, which until May 2009 operated as MCH Swiss Exhibition (Holding) AG .
As of January 1, 2010, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) AG with the subsidiary Exhibit & More AG in Fällanden and the holdings in Design Miami Basel AG in Basel and Design Miami II LLC in Miami belong under the umbrella of MCH Group AG / USA, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Zurich) AG, Rufener events Ltd. AG with the subsidiary Oceansalt LLC in Zurich, the Expomobilia AG with the subsidiary Technofot AG in Effretikon, the Winkler Livecom AG (former Winkler Veranstaltungstechnik AG and Winkler Multi Media Events AG) in Wohlen as well as Reflection Marketing from Wallisellen to the MCH Group. In 2015, MCH Group AG acquired a stake in the German stand construction company metron Vilshofen. In 2010, MCH Group AG also acquired the majority of shares in Beaulieu Exploitation SA - the operating company of the exhibition and congress grounds in Lausanne. In 2016, the MCH Group founded the company MCH Global AG (strategy and conception in live marketing) and took over the online art platform Curiator. Also in 2016, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) AG, a MCH Group AG company, took over 60 percent of India Art Fair . This is a first step in building a portfolio of leading regional art fairs . In February 2017, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) AG acquired a 25.1 percent stake in art.fair International GmbH in Cologne, the organizer of the new Art Düsseldorf art fair . In April 2017, the MCH Group acquired 100 percent of MC2, a service company in the trade fair and event market in the USA. In December 2017, the MCH Group acquired 67.5 percent of Masterpiece London Ltd., the organizer of the collectors' event of the same name. In July 2018 it was announced that from November 2019, together with AngusMontgomery Arts and Tim Etchells, a new fair for contemporary art for Singapore and Southeast Asia would be held in Singapore, ART SG. In November 2018, the MCH Group rejected the initiative to develop a portfolio with regional art fairs and announced its intention to sell its shares in India Art Fair and art.fair international GmbH and not to participate in the planned ART SG. At the end of 2018, Winkler Livecom AG was sold to its management and a private investor. In May 2019, the stake in art.fair international GmbH was sold.
The group of companies employs a good 900 permanent employees as well as 378 temporary employees and temporary workers, equivalent to 69 full-time positions, and generated sales of 440.3 million Swiss francs in 2016. The company is listed on the Swiss stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange listed .
The cantons of Basel-Stadt , Basel-Landschaft and Zurich as well as the city of Zurich together held 49% of the share capital until 2020 and were accordingly represented on the Board of Directors. The Extraordinary General Meeting on August 3, 2020 resolved two capital increases and the lifting of the transfer restrictions . She also agreed that Lupa Systems, a subsidiary controlled by James Murdoch , the son of US media entrepreneur Rupert Murdoch, would become the new anchor shareholder of the MCH Group with at least 30%, optionally up to 49%, and elected its representative James Murdoch, Jeffrey Palker and Eleni Lionaki to the Board of Directors. This means that the share of the four named public service institutions drops to 33.3%.
Field of activity
There are three business areas. With MCH Messen, MCH Infrastructure and MCH Live Marketing Solutions, it offers its customers a service network in the exhibition and event market.
The core business is the implementation of international and national specialist and public fairs. The trade fair portfolio comprises around 40 trade fairs that are organized and carried out by the MCH Group's trade fair companies (including Exhibit & More AG and Beaulieu Exploitation SA). The most important ones include the international art fair Art Basel in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong, as well as Swissbau, ILMAC , Giardina and SWISS-MOTO in Switzerland. Another important trade fair was the World Watch and Jewelry Show, Baselworld . Its successor is expected to be the Swiss Watch Week , which is to take place in Lausanne in 2021.
The MCH Group also rents out its infrastructure in Basel and Zurich to independent trade fair, congress and event organizers. The two own exhibition grounds include an exhibition area of 162,000 m Basel 2 in Basel and 33,000 m² in Zurich. One of the guest fairs is the ExpoHorse .
The MCH Group also operates its own Congress Center Basel . The MCH Group also owns the Musical Theater Basel and is also responsible for the maintenance of Theater 11 in Zurich. The two theaters are operated by Freddy Burger Management .
The third business area is marketing and event services with the companies Live Marketing Solutions AG (with the brands Expomobilia, Reflection Marketing and MCH Global; previously Expomobilia AG) , MC2 and metron Vilshofen (20%) . The Live Marketing Solutions companies of the MCH Group offer services in the areas of strategy, conception, strategic marketing, sponsoring and event management (MCH Global) and stand construction and facilities (Expomobilia AG, MC2, metron Vilshofen) in the national and international event market.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The unique live marketing network: Bernd Stadlwieser becomes the new CEO of the MCH Group. Retrieved on August 20, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Entry of MCH Group AG in the commercial register of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, accessed on September 17, 2018.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/MCH-group-partners-with-India-Art-Fair/articleshow/54407651.cms
- ↑ Masterpiece London to expand internationally as MCH Group buys majority stake. Retrieved May 29, 2019 .
- ^ Art Basel owner targets rich Asians with new expo in Singapore . In: South China Morning Post . ( Online [accessed August 6, 2018]).
- ↑ CS2-Creative Solutions GmbH- 4450 Sissach- http://www.cs2.ch : Basler Messe sells participation in "Art Düsseldorf". Retrieved May 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Andrea Martel: James Murdoch is supposed to save the MCH Group - a move of Art Basel from Switzerland is out of the question. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. July 10, 2020, accessed July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.mch-group.com/news/2020/aktionare-stimmen-dem-masshabenpaket-des-verwaltungsrats-zu/
- ↑ “Baselworld” watch fair is now finally disappearing - including the name. Retrieved May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Antje Heepmann: Does the Baselworld management dare to make a fresh start in Lausanne? In: WatchPro DE. May 19, 2020, accessed May 19, 2020 (UK English).