The company's purpose is to provide management, financial and consulting services in Switzerland and abroad, to trade in goods of all kinds, and to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to conduct financial transactions of all kinds. The company may also assume representations, acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of patents, trademarks, licenses, manufacturing processes and intellectual property rights. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. 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.