The company's purpose is the purchase, sale, holding, management and exploitation of international intangible assets, as well as the purchase, production and sale of pharmaceutical products in Switzerland and abroad, and the purchase, sale, holding and management of participations in companies, in particular in companies active in the field of research and development, with the exception of real estate companies in Switzerland. The company may also carry out all operations that directly or indirectly promote or facilitate the development of the business and the achievement of the company's purpose, including the creation of branches or the creation and acquisition of companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the purchase, holding and sale of real estate, excluding operations subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. The company may also, on its own account or on behalf of third parties, carry out all financial, commercial and securities transactions, directly or indirectly related to its purpose or intended to promote it. The company may also grant loans or other financial services to its direct or indirect shareholders, direct or indirect subsidiaries, and other group companies, including concluding cash pooling agreements, and provide guarantees of any kind on its assets, including through pledges or fiduciary transfers or guarantees of any kind, to secure the obligations of its direct or indirect shareholders or subsidiaries or other group companies, in each case with or without consideration and even if these legal transactions are exclusively in the interest of third parties.