Investment Summary

MCH Invests In art.fair International

On February 9, 2017, MCH invested in media company art.fair International

Investment Highlights
  • This is MCH’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is MCH’s 1st transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-02-09
Target art.fair International
Sector Media
Investor(s) MCH
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

art.fair International

Cologne, Germany
art.fair International GmbH organizes art fairs in Germany, the Benelux region, and Rhineland.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

MCH

Basel, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Marketing
Employees858
Revenue 418M CHF (2024)
DESCRIPTION

MCH is a globally major live marketing company with a comprehensive services network spanning the entire exhibition and event market. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, it takes in exhibition companies in Basel, Zurich and Lausanne. It organizes and hosts about 90 exhibitions, including the globally leading Art Basel shows in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong, as well as the watch and jewelery show Baselworld. MCH's companies in the segment of "Live Marketing Solutions" offer customized marketing solutions in the areas of strategy and conception, marketing consulting, event management, exhibition and event construction, and multi-media solutions. These companies are active all over the world. They are and present at different locations in Switzerland and Germany and have branch offices in Shanghai, Dubai and Astana. MCH was founded in 1916 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Seventh Plane Networks Pvt.

New Delhi, India

Seventh Plane Networks Pvt. Ltd. organizes India Art Fair. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New Delhi, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-01 MC²

Chestnut Ridge, New York, United States

MC² (MC-squared) engages in the exhibit and event marketing industry. Since 1999, the company has developed into a leading force at trade shows, corporate events and in building permanent branded environments. The company provides and manages integrated marketing programs, creating experiences where people meet people. Some of the world’s largest brands such as Canon, Samsung, Caterpillar, General Electric, Toyota, Motorola, Bloomberg, Volvo and 350 others seek their expertise and partnership. MC2 is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York and employs a wide range of face-to-face marketing professionals in 14 locations in the U.S. and a location in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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