The company's purpose is to provide consulting, execution and brokerage services as well as trade and distribution of products and services of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in or merge with other companies, and directly or indirectly finance companies in which it has a stake. It may purchase, sell and utilize patents, licenses and trademarks. The company may acquire, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may conduct all business, enter into obligations and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose and the development of the business, or that are directly or indirectly related to it.