The company's purpose is to acquire and hold direct or indirect participations in companies and businesses of any kind, in Switzerland and abroad, except for transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners, and to acquire, hold, manage and exploit, by all means, all trademarks, patents, licenses and other intellectual property rights worldwide, directly or through licenses or sub-licenses, or by any other means. The company may also grant loans or any other form of financing to companies of the same group or to third parties, as well as provide guarantees of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of companies of the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the company's assets. The company may carry out all commercial, financial and securities transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose or are likely to promote its realization.