The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and sell participations of all kinds in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to perform related coordination, financing and management tasks. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire and establish companies, acquire, manage, broker and sell licenses, patents and other intangible assets. The company may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.