The company's purpose is the acquisition, sale and management of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, the determination of their strategic policy, as well as the provision of services of all kinds in these areas; the direct or indirect acquisition of real estate is limited to properties with exclusively commercial use. The company may pursue its purpose through all operations - especially through all contracts - without limitation: regarding their location - in Switzerland or abroad; regarding their object - whether it concerns material property (movable or immovable, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners - LFAIE) or intellectual property or services; regarding their execution - whether by the company, by branches of the company, by participations in other companies or by subcontractors. Furthermore, the company may conclude loan agreements with its associates, as debtor or creditor, or grant them guarantees, if this serves its interests.