The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, in particular in the fields of development, planning, manufacture, realization and distribution of products, plants and systems, and the provision of services in the areas of process monitoring, observation, illumination and automation, drive technology and industrial equipment. It can finance other companies. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, as well as finance other companies. The company can carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are connected with it.