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