The company's purpose is, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland or abroad: the acquisition, marketing and operation of any business with activities in the field of hearing and optics, as well as the sale of related equipment; all service and consulting activities in the field of management and various aspects of business management; the management of trademarks and intellectual property rights owned by it or third parties; the development of its activities in the form of licenses, franchises or otherwise; and more generally, all operations of any nature, economic or legal, financial, civil or commercial, movable or immovable, including the granting of any guarantee, security or firm commitment of equivalent or similar effect, which may be directly or indirectly related to this purpose or to similar, related or complementary purposes; the direct or indirect participation of the company in all industrial, commercial or financial activities, movable or immovable, in Switzerland or abroad, in any form, provided that these activities or operations may be directly or indirectly related to the purpose or to similar, related or complementary purposes; the company shall not carry out any operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE) (for complete purpose see articles of association).