The purpose of the company is the direct or indirect acquisition, management and disposal of participations in domestic and foreign companies; can acquire, encumber and dispose of real estate, participate in other domestic and foreign companies and hold such participations; can provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for affiliated companies and third parties, and provide corresponding securities of all kinds, in particular in the form of guarantees of any kind and pledges or fiduciary transfers of assets of the company; can acquire, manage or exploit any form of intellectual property rights (patents, licenses, etc.) in Switzerland and abroad.