The company's purpose is to participate in and finance other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to conduct commercial transactions; it can also acquire real estate abroad. The company can acquire, manage and sell real estate, participations in other companies, licenses, patents and other intellectual property rights. Furthermore, it can enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it, as well as establish branch offices.