The company's purpose is the management of participations. The company may establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in, acquire or establish other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, exploit and sell industrial property rights, know-how and real estate, as well as enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.