The company aims to acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. It can establish further companies or branches in Switzerland and abroad. The company can participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or affiliated companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other affiliated companies and were granted free of charge. It can conduct all business that is suitable to promote the purpose of the company. The company can acquire, hold, broker, exploit and sell industrial property rights, intellectual property rights, know-how and exclusivity rights. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad.