The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage participations in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to manage its own assets. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, manage and sell participations. The company may also acquire, hold and sell real estate, patents, trademarks, copyrights, design rights and all other intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, the company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take advantage of such financing, and in particular, enter into loan or security transactions with or for the benefit of direct or indirect parent, subsidiary or other group companies, even if such financing and security transactions are in the exclusive interest of these subsidiary and other group companies. The company may also provide management services to parent, subsidiary or other group companies. The company may conduct any other business and take any measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.