23. Investments in subsidiaries
23.1 Investments
The reporting date for Art Events Singapore PTE Ltd. is June 30. All other companies in the Group have a reporting date of December 31.
23.2 Change in consolidation scope
MCH Swiss Exhibition (Zurich) Ltd. has absorbed its sister company Digital Festival AG with retroactive effect from January 1, 2022.
MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. acquired a minority holding of 15 % in Art Events Singapore Pte. Ltd. on 17 January, 2022 for a price of USD 0.3 million.
On March 16, 2022, MCH Group Ltd. founded the company MCH Digital Ventures AG with its registered office in Zurich. The company was renamed Arcual AG on August 30, 2022. On the balance sheet date of December 31, 2023, MCH Group Ltd. held 68.1 % of the participation rights (Prior year: 67.5 %).
MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. founded the company MCH Group France SAS, based in Paris, France, on March 30, 2022. MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. holds 100 % of the participation rights.
Arcual AG founded the company Arcual GmbH with registered office in Berlin, Germany, on October 12, 2022. Arcual AG holds 100 % of the participation rights.
Arcual AG founded the company Arcual GmbH with registered office in Berlin, Germany, on October 12, 2022. Arcual AG holds 100 % of the participation rights.
MCH Group AG founded the company MCH Group Japan KK with registered office in Tokyo, Japan, on February 20, 2023. MCH Group AG holds 100 % of the participation rights.
MCH Group AG founded the company MCH Group Netherlands B.V with registered office in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 22, 2023. MCH Group AG holds 100 % of the participation rights.
Design Miami Basel AG, in liquidation, which had already been in liquidation in the previous year, was formally deleted from the commercial register in November 2023.
On 23 June, 2022, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. acquired a further 31.5 % of the shares in Masterpiece London Ltd. at a price of GBP 59. On 2 February, 2023, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. acquired a further 1 % of the shares in Masterpiece London Ltd. at a price of GBP 2. As of this date, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. holds 100 % of the participation rights in Masterpiece London Ltd. (previous year: 99 %).
23.3 Further details
By acquiring the shares of Art Events Singapore Pte. Ltd., MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. also acquired the right to sell back its shareholding in 2024 if the event cannot be staged at all or cannot be staged with economic success.