The company's purpose is to acquire, develop, manage, rent, lease and sell properties in Switzerland and abroad; to manage the family's assets; to acquire, hold, manage and sell trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses and all kinds of intellectual property rights, in particular insofar as they are related to the company's main purposes; to take over and finance or participate in any companies; 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; the establishment of branches in Switzerland and abroad.