The company's purpose is to assume and execute board of directors' mandates and to provide consulting services of all kinds, in particular in the areas of strategy, compliance, start-ups, organization, personnel development and project management. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, the company may acquire, hold, exploit or sell patents, trademarks, designs and other intellectual property rights as well as license rights thereto. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and perform all legal acts that may be necessary or suitable to promote the company's purpose or the development of group companies.