The company's purpose is to acquire, finance, manage and dispose of participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as to conduct all investment transactions related thereto, and to provide management services and to hold and manage intangible assets. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.