The company's purpose is to trade in machines and equipment, conduct market research, provide consulting services and cooperate with other companies for the development, manufacture and distribution of machines and equipment, as well as the distribution of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal acts that may be necessary or suitable to promote its purpose or the development of group companies. The company may provide direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans or other financing arrangements, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.