The company's purpose is to acquire and manage participations in Swiss and foreign companies of all kinds. The company can acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks and technical and industrial know-how, acquire, manage and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can establish branches and found subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company can participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities of all kinds for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge. The company can conduct all other business that directly or indirectly promotes the aforementioned purposes.