The company's purpose, directly or indirectly, both in Switzerland and abroad, is: the design, development, engineering, reindustrialization, manufacturing, assembly, marketing, purchase, sale, import, export, and distribution of components, sub-assemblies, technical parts, and industrial solutions, notably in the fields of energy, infrastructure, industry, and complex technical systems; all engineering activities, technical consulting, industrial project management, sourcing, supplier qualification, quality control, process optimization, reverse engineering, technical data management, and product lifecycle management; the acquisition, holding, management, and disposal of interests in other companies, with the exception of operations relating to companies with a real estate purpose not limited to commercial properties; the company's participation, by any means, directly or indirectly, in any operations that may be related to its purpose by way of creating new companies, contributing, subscribing to or purchasing shares or social rights, merging or otherwise, creating, acquiring, leasing, or taking over the management of all businesses, factories, workshops, or establishments - with the exception of operations relating to properties whose use is not exclusively commercial or to companies with a real estate purpose not limited to commercial properties; and, generally, all operations, of whatever nature, directly or indirectly related to the corporate purpose or to any other similar or related purposes, with the exception of operations relating to properties whose use is not exclusively commercial or to companies with a real estate purpose not limited to commercial properties.