The purpose of the company is to trade in goods of all kinds, provide services in the fields of trade and information technology, and hold permanent participations in other companies. The company can acquire, sell or exploit know-how, patents and licenses, and provide financing for its own account or for third-party accounts, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. It can establish branch offices in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.