Trading in goods of all kinds as well as the acquisition, development, management and exploitation of patents and licenses, manufacturing processes and know-how; development of trade marks and provision of management, operational and organizational consulting services as well as services in the fields of marketing and sales promotion. Furthermore, the company aims to carry out general construction work, civil engineering, road construction, pipeline construction and assembly and disassembly work, as well as provide all related services in the broadest sense. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and 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 acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.