Acquisition and trading of participations in other companies. Creation, acquisition, sale, management and financing of real estate. Acquisition, management and sale of companies, company parts, intellectual property rights and securities. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, 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 sell properties, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.