The company's purpose is to exercise operational management of holding companies and to participate in other companies from various industries, as well as to provide all related services, in particular consulting. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or establish such companies, or merge with them, and conduct all commercial, financial or other business activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. It may acquire, encumber, manage and sell real estate and licenses, as well as acquire, exploit and sell patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights and other intellectual property rights in any form.