The company's purpose is to plan and develop office equipment, furniture and lighting systems, as well as to trade in furniture, lighting and other equipment. The company manages the necessary brands, patents and licenses for this purpose and provides its sales partner companies with necessary services. The company also provides services in the areas of planning, design, conception, renovation, assembly and logistics, particularly for offices, schools, healthcare, gastronomy and hotels. The company can conduct all business and financial transactions related to the fulfillment of its purpose, including taking out and granting loans, establishing branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquiring, holding and selling real estate, other tangible assets and intangible assets, and conducting all commercial, financial or other business that may be related to the company's purpose. The company can grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect shareholders or parent companies, as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries, at market conditions or without consideration, and provide security for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on the company's assets or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees of any kind. In doing so, the company may, to the exclusion of its own profit motive, protect the interests of its direct or indirect shareholders, to the extent permitted by mandatory law.