The company's purpose is the permanent management and administration of participations in commercial, service and industrial companies, as well as their financing and all functions associated with a holding company. The company can carry out all commercial and financial transactions in Switzerland and abroad that are suitable for promoting or facilitating the development of the company and the realization of its purpose, in particular management tasks, controlling, financing and trading in participations. It can establish branches, take out and grant loans, provide guarantees and other securities, trade and manage industrial property rights, intellectual property rights, securities, acquire, manage, encumber, rent, lease or sell real estate.