Development, manufacture and distribution of devices, technical equipment and machines of all kinds, buying and selling of participations, investments, securities and other assets, conducting of financings, trading transactions, brokerage and representation of all kinds, provision of management and other services in the industrial and financial sector such as asset management, trust business, consulting in the acquisition and disposal of companies and participations as well as in investments. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. 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.