The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as to perform related coordination, financing and management tasks. The company may establish branches, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire or sell real estate, securities, patents and other intellectual property rights, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.