The company's purpose is to provide consulting, marketing, market research, assistance in introduction, commercialization, as well as the development of any kind of products in Switzerland and/or abroad, and any other related activities. The company may also provide general consulting and marketing services. The company may also buy, sell, import, export, and trade products of all kinds, on behalf of third parties and on its own account. The company may directly or indirectly acquire interests and participations in other industrial, commercial, financial, and service companies in Switzerland or abroad, in the sector related to the company's purpose or in other sectors, and open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also provide loan, guarantee, including mortgage, endorsement, and surety services, even on behalf of third parties, excluding, however, the exercise of banking and insurance activities. The company may also buy, sell, distribute, manage, receive, and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, patents, trademarks, licenses, and intellectual property rights in the sectors related to the company's purpose. The company may also buy, enhance, encumber, manage, administer, and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with the applicable regulations, with particular reference to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (LAFE). The company may finally carry out all commercial, industrial, and financial operations or other operations deemed necessary or useful, functionally connected with the company's purpose or aimed at achieving it.