The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as to perform related coordination, financing and management tasks. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad. It may acquire, manage, broker and sell real estate and securities. It may take out loans and grant them, provide guarantees and other securities, acquire, manage and exploit intellectual property rights. In general, it may conduct all commercial, financial and other business that is suitable to promote the purpose of the company or is directly or indirectly related to it.