The company's purpose is a) to acquire, hold, manage and sell and finance participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as all functions associated with a holding company, in particular central management tasks, controlling, financing and strategic management; b) to acquire, hold, manage and sell brands, copyrights, patents, licenses and all kinds of intellectual property rights, in particular insofar as they are related to the company's main purposes; c) to take over or participate in any companies; d) to acquire, hold, manage, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad; e) in general, to carry out all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including with securities or real estate, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may in particular provide financing and grant guarantees and warranties for third parties; f) to establish branches in Switzerland and abroad.