The company's purpose is to manage its own assets and invest in assets of all kinds. The company may acquire, hold and further develop intellectual property rights, as well as acquire, manage or sell real estate. The company may establish or acquire similar and related businesses, and establish branches in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide direct or indirect financing (including cash pooling) to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, its direct or indirect shareholders, and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide security of all kinds for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.