The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as to perform related coordination, financing and management tasks. The company can acquire, manage and exploit industrial property rights and know-how. The company can also acquire, manage and sell real estate. The company can establish branches, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire or sell properties, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.