The purpose of the company is the acquisition, permanent holding, management and disposal of participations in domestic and foreign companies and enterprises. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other domestic and foreign companies, acquire similar or related companies or merge with them, 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 dispose of real estate, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.