The purpose of the company includes: founding, participating in, managing and supervising companies; financing companies; taking out loans and raising funds, including issuing bonds, debentures or other securities or debt instruments, as well as concluding agreements related to the aforementioned activities; advising and providing services to companies that form a group with the company, as well as to third parties; trading in currencies, securities and assets in general; developing and trading patents, trademarks, licenses, know-how and other industrial property rights; all industrial, financial or commercial activities. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. 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 provide guarantees and sureties for affiliated companies and third parties.