The purpose of the company is the acquisition, management and disposal of participations in domestic and foreign trade and industrial companies, as well as the investment and management of capital of all kinds and the execution of financial transactions. Furthermore, the company provides management consulting services in Switzerland and abroad, trades in goods of all kinds and provides database management services and related services. The company may also enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in, acquire or merge with other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may acquire, encumber, manage or dispose of real estate and licenses in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, exploit or dispose of patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights and other industrial property rights in any form.