The purpose of the company is to acquire and manage domestic and foreign participations in the sense of a holding company, as well as to assume management, control and coordination functions. The company can carry out commercial and service transactions of any kind. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and acquire, exploit and sell intellectual property rights and securities of all kinds.