The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company can conduct all business that is suitable to promote the achievement of the company's purpose or that is directly or indirectly related to it. The company can also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. It can acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate, securities, intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents, as well as licenses of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and warranties for subsidiaries and third parties.