The purpose of the company is the purchase and sale as well as the export of medical equipment and any other commercial activity related to this purpose. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad and acquire participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may carry out all commercial, financial or other transactions having a direct or indirect connection with its corporate purpose. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing, on a paid or free basis, to its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide securities of any kind for the obligations of these group companies, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. It may also carry out cash pooling/centralization of net liquidity, including periodic balance adjustments, with group companies or participate in them, also without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the company's profit-making purposes and taking significant risks.