The company's purpose is a) the maintenance and renovation of real estate as well as the trade in goods of all kinds; b) the acquisition, holding, management, and disposal of trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses, and generally any intellectual property rights, particularly those related to the company's main purpose; c) the takeover or participation in any companies; d) generally, the execution of all commercial, financial, and industrial operations, also with securities or real estate, that are directly or indirectly conducive to the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may notably provide financing and issue guarantees and sureties for third parties; e) the establishment of branches in Switzerland and abroad.