The company acquires, holds and manages machines and production facilities as well as intellectual property rights (IP) and provides related services. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in similar or identical companies in Switzerland and abroad, and acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or accept such financing, and in particular enter into loan or security transactions (including guarantees, sureties or declarations of patronage) against payment or free of charge for or with direct or indirect parent, subsidiary or other affiliated companies, even if such financing, loan or security transactions are in the exclusive interest of these parent, subsidiary or other affiliated companies. The company may also provide management services to parent, subsidiary or other affiliated companies. Furthermore, it may conduct any business that is conducive to the purpose of the company.