The company's purpose is to establish, acquire, hold, manage and dispose of 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 any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or 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 dispose of real estate and licenses in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, exploit and dispose of patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights and other intellectual property rights in any form.