Provision of consulting, management and engineering services as well as trade in products and representation of products and brands of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in and/or acquire and sell other companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate and securities, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real property, provide financing on its own account or on behalf of third parties, grant guarantees and warranties for subsidiaries and third parties, acquire, manage, exploit and sell patent, trademark, know-how and other intellectual property rights.