The purpose of the company is to hold and manage participations in companies of all kinds at home and abroad. Furthermore, the company aims to acquire, manage and exploit patents and licenses. The company can establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.