This year's Swissbau will go down as a very good year in the almost forty-year history of the exhibition. With 115,111 visitors (+6.5%) and top marks from the just under 1300 exhibitors (+7%) the leading fair for the construction and real-estate industry in Switzerland has once again underlined its leading position – including in a European comparison. In addition to the exhibition proper, sophisticated discussion forums were held on the subject of «Sustainable building and renovation» this time round, in the context of the new Swissbau Focus competence platform.
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The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach closed with many galleries reporting strong sales. More than 260 leading galleries from 30 countries across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa exhibited works by over 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The show attracted a record of 50,000 visitors, which included 150 museum and institution groups from across the world. Renowned collectors from the Americas, Europe and emerging markets returned, and were joined by a new generation of collectors from around the globe.
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The MCH Group is able to post a gratifying first-half result. Operating income and profit are below the level of the previous year, as was to be expected on account of the less busy exhibition schedule due to the different exhibition rotas. But they are higher than for 2009. The consolidated operating income of the MCH Group during the period under review, from 1 January to 30 June 2011, is CHF 225.3 million (same period previous year: CHF 242.1 million). With a consolidated group profit of CHF 25.2 million, the profit margin is 11.2%.
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=> Half-year Result 2011

From 22 to 25 May 2012, Beaulieu Lausanne is going to provide an innovative communication platform to stage the first edition of LAUSANNETEC, a gathering of key domestic and international decision-makers among subcontractors to the watchmaking and jewellery industries, medical technology and the electrotechnical sector. LAUSANNETEC is the first step on MCH Group’s journey towards expanding its portfolio of trade fairs in French-speaking Switzerland, and a venture supported by the Canton of Vaud’s department of economic affairs.
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At Art 42 Basel, more than 300 galleries from 35 countries exhibited works by over 2,500 artists.The annual reunion of the international artworld attracted more than 65,000 artists, collectors, curators, and art lovers from around the globe, a new record for attendance. The participating galleries, art lovers, and art journalists were unanimous in pronouncing this a superb year for the show in terms of quality. Collectors from all over the globe rewarded the excellent material and booth presentations with strong sales throughout the week across all levels of the market.
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On 1 July 2011, MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd., a company which belongs to the MCH Group Ltd., is acquiring 60% of the shares in Asian Art Fairs Limited in Hong Kong, which organises the Hong Kong International Art Fair. The MCH Group has the option of acquiring the remaining 40% of the shares in Asian Art Fairs Limited in 2014. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for the share packages.
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This year’s BASELWORLD will go down in history as a spectacular highlight. At the 39th Watch and Jewellery Show, a total of 1892 watch and jewellery producers and representatives of the supplier industry, from no fewer than 45 nations, have showcased their exclusive world innovations and sophisticated collections in Basel. The number of accredited journalists set a new record, with 3055 media representatives (+ 5% / 2010) from all the different continents, reporting on this event.The exhibitors were particularly satisfied, with 103,200 visitors (+2.5% / 2010) and outstanding sales. The innovations and trends presented underlined BASELWORLD’s key global position as the leading show for the watch and jewellery industry.
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The MCH Group is thus able to post a gratifying result for 2010, despite what are still difficult underlying conditions. It has achieved the highest income in the group’s history. As was to be expected, the profit is somewhat below the exceptional record year of 2007 but has been stepped up considerably by comparison with the two previous years. With operating income of CHF 368.3 million (2009: CHF 283.2 million), the MCH Group has posted a consolidated result for 2010 with an EBITDA of CHF 78.3 million (CHF 61.1 million) and a group profit of CHF 37.4 million (CHF 19.9 million). Investments totalling CHF 98.6 million (CHF 22.7 million) were made, of which CHF 81.6 million were for the new building project in Basel.
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