The company's purpose is: a) To acquire, manage and dispose of participations in companies and enterprises of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad; b) To finance and provide security for companies in which it has a stake; c) To acquire and commercially exploit patent rights and other industrial property rights. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and take financing, restructuring and guarantee measures in favor of shareholders, subsidiaries or third parties, as well as grant loans to shareholders, subsidiaries or third parties. It may also acquire, sell, manage and encumber real estate in Switzerland and abroad.