The main purpose of the company is to acquire, manage permanently or temporarily, finance and dispose of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide consulting services to natural and legal persons. Another purpose of the company is the purchase, sale, registration and use of intellectual property rights, as well as the licensing of such rights. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies of any kind, take over representations and enter into any business and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also enter into loans for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantee and pledge transactions for affiliated companies and third parties. It may acquire, lease, rent, encumber and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage or sell any kind of debt or securities in Switzerland or abroad.