21. Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiaries

City

Activity

Consolidation

Share capital in 1000

Investment in % Direct

Investment in % Inirect

Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd.

Basel

CP, VE

F

CHF

40 000

100.0

 

MCH Swiss Exhibition (Zurich) Ltd.

Zurich

CP, VE

F

CHF

13 720

100.0

 

MCH Beaulieu Lausanne SA

Lausanne

CP

F

CHF

100

100.0

 

MCH Live Marketing Solutions AG

Effretikon

EM

F

CHF

300

100.0

 

Art, Kunstmesse AG, in Basel

Basel

TC

F

CHF

50

 

100.0

Swisstech Fachmesse AG

Basel

TC

F

CHF

50

 

100.0

Natura, Internationale Fachmesse und Kongresse AG

Basel

TC

F

CHF

50

 

100.0

Ineltec Fachmesse AG

Basel

TC

F

CHF

50

 

100.0

Swissdata, Fachmesse für Datenverarbeitung AG

Basel

TC

F

CHF

50

 

100.0

Orbit Fachmessen AG

Basel

TC

F

CHF

100

 

100.0

Esthetica SA

Lausanne

TC

F

CHF

100

 

100.0

Design Miami Basel AG in Liquidation

Basel

CP

F

CHF

500

 

50.0

Digital Festival AG

Zurich

CP

F

CHF

105

100.0

 

Parkhaus Messe Zürich AG

Zurich

VE

E

CHF

5 000

 

20.0

Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Management Holding GmbH

Hilden

EM

F

EUR

25

 

100.0

MC2 Europe GmbH

Hilden

EM

F

EUR

200

 

50.0

Great Britain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Masterpiece London Ltd.

London

CP

F

GPB

19

 

67.5

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art Basel U.S. Corp.

Miami

CP

F

USD

100

 

100.0

MCH US Corp.

Delaware

EM

F

USD

30 000

100.0

 

Creative Management Services, Inc.

Missouri

EM

F

USD

0

 

100.0

Creative Management Services, LLC

Delaware

EM

F

USD

45

 

100.0

Creative Management Services II, LLC

Missouri

EM

F

USD

0

 

100.0

Design Commerce Technologies, Inc.

Delaware

CP

A

USD

3

 

4.8

Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCH Group Asia Ltd.

Hong Kong

CP

F

HKD

1

 

100.0

Masterpiece Asia Ltd.

Hong Kong

CP

F

HKD

0

 

67.5

China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expomobilia MCH Global Shanghai Ltd.

Shanghai

EM

F

RMB

1 360

 

100.0

United Arab Emirates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expomobilia MCH Global Middle East (Dubai) LLC 7)

Dubai

EM

F

UAE

300

 

49.0

F Full consolidation

E Equity consolidation

A At cost

CP Community Platforms

VE Venues

EM Experience Markteting

TC Trademark company

Mehr Weniger

Change in consolidation scope

On 1 June 2021, MCH Group wholly acquired Digital Festival AG in Zurich with its platforms “Digital Festival”, “HackZurich” and “HackZurich Talents” for a price of CHF 0.8 million (net of cash). The goodwill of CHF 0.8 million resulting from this was offset directly against the shareholders’ equity.

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01.06.2021 CHF 1000

Fair value of net assets acquired

418

Goodwill

835

Total purchase price consideration

1 253

Cash and cash equivalents in subsidiary acquired

–517

Investment in consolidated companies (net of cash)

736

Mehr Weniger

Further details

MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. acquired 67.5% of the shares in Masterpiece London Ltd. on 30.11.2017 and, at the same time, took over control of the company. The minority shareholders of Masterpiece London Ltd. are entitled to sell their shares to MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. following registration of the 2020 audited annual accounts. In return, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. is entitled to acquire the remaining shares in Masterpiece London Ltd. following registration of the 2023 audited annual accounts. Both options can be exercised up to 40 days following registration of the 2032 audited annual accounts. Since this is an equity transaction, the call/put agreement is not recognized in the balance sheet until the call or put option is exercised.

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