The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, broker and exploit participations and assets of all kinds in other domestic and foreign companies, as well as to provide all services resulting from the holding function, such as coordination, financing, consulting and management tasks. The company may acquire, hold, license, exploit and sell brands, patents, industrial property rights and know-how as well as other intellectual property rights such as invention patents, industrial designs and models, and factory and trade marks. The company may also acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.