The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to develop, acquire, hold and dispose of intellectual property rights. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that directly or indirectly serve the purpose of the company or are directly related to it. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent company, as well as to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, manage and dispose of business premises.