The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, sell and finance participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, manage and sell real estate and participations, as well as licenses, patents and other intellectual property rights, both in Switzerland and abroad, carry out financing, conclude contracts and conduct all business that falls within the scope of the aforementioned purpose or is suitable for promoting it directly or indirectly. In particular, it can provide guarantees or financing in favor of affiliated companies or shareholders, grant loans to shareholders, perform management activities and exercise corresponding management functions. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose, including trading in goods of all kinds.