The purpose of the company is to acquire, manage and sell participations in industrial and service companies, with the exception of those whose purpose is the acquisition of real estate. The company may establish branches, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire similar or related companies or merge with them, acquire or sell properties for the purpose of establishing a business location, 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.