The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company can participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to achieve its purpose or to promote its development or that of group companies. The company also aims to grant corresponding licenses, invest profits and carry out financing. It can conclude agreements of all kinds that are suitable to achieve the company's purpose. It can acquire, exploit and sell industrial property rights, in particular patents, licenses, know-how and industrial marks. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as carry out 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 carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.