The company's purpose is to establish, acquire, hold, manage and sell participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as to perform related coordination, financing and management tasks. The company may also enter into all transactions 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 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 grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may acquire, encumber, manage or sell real estate and licenses in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, exploit or sell patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights and other industrial property rights in any form.