The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, sell, and finance participations in other companies, real estate, distribution rights, patents, licenses, and other intellectual property rights, as well as to conduct all business related to the management of its own assets. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, grant loans, and engage in leasing transactions. It may also conduct financing, securities, and foreign exchange transactions for its own account or for third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties.