The company's purpose is a) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad; b) to provide services to companies in which the company is directly or indirectly involved, in particular in the areas of management and financing; c) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses and, in general, intellectual property rights of any kind, in particular insofar as they are related to the company's main purposes; d) to acquire, hold, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad; e) in general, to carry out all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including with securities or real estate, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may, in particular, provide financing and grant guarantees and warranties to third parties; f) to establish branches in Switzerland and abroad.