The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and market real estate, intellectual property rights and participations in industrial, commercial and service companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, combined with the provision of administrative and group services. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in, acquire or establish other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, exploit and sell industrial property rights, know-how, intellectual property rights and real estate, 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.