The company's purpose is the manufacture, development and trade of lighting fixtures and lamps of all kinds, as well as semiconductor and end modules and tools and machines of all kinds. In addition, the company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, manage, transfer, sell and license patents, licenses, trademarks and technical and industrial know-how. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it, as well as acquire, hold and sell other companies or parts thereof in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies or its direct or indirect subsidiaries and provide security of all kinds, including guarantees and sureties, for liabilities of such other companies. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties.