Purchase and sale as well as holding, managing, renting and/or leasing of properties of all kinds, both domestically and abroad. Furthermore, the company may acquire, manage and dispose of patents and licenses, conduct all types of business and enter into contracts that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or are suitable for promoting it, establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire similar companies, merge with such companies and also establish subsidiaries.