The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, to carry out financial transactions and to provide advice in all the aforementioned areas; it can also participate indirectly in other companies and institutions, as well as acquire, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights. Within the framework of this purpose, the company can acquire, sell and broker rights, licenses and patents. It can establish branches and participate in other companies, as well as enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.