The company's purpose is to trade in and distribute goods of all kinds, as well as provide related services. These services may also include corporate consulting, project management, and services of all kinds in the area of organizational and personnel development. The company may acquire, sell, exploit or broker inventions, patents and other intellectual property rights. The company may 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 may acquire, encumber, sell, manage, rent and lease real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide security for the liabilities of affiliated companies.