The purpose of the company is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may acquire, use and dispose of patents, licenses and trademarks, conduct import, export, financial, brokerage and commission business, acquire, manage and dispose of real estate, establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, 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.