The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar or related businesses, and carry out commercial and financial transactions that aim to achieve synergies with the main purpose. It may acquire, manage, exploit and dispose of licenses, patents, inventions, processes, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights. Furthermore, it may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of securities and real estate, as well as enter into any business or conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company.