The company's purpose is a) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of securities and other investment instruments, in particular shares; b) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses and, in general, intellectual property rights of all kinds, in particular insofar as they are related to the company's main purposes; c) to acquire or participate in any companies; d) in general, to carry out all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including with securities or real estate, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may, in particular, provide financing and grant guarantees and warranties for third parties; e) to establish branches in Switzerland and abroad.