The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, broker and exploit participations and assets of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other transactions and conclude contracts that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as assume guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and acquire, manage and sell securities and industrial property rights. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, and engage in all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.