Acquisition, permanent management and disposal of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, as well as their financing. The company may grant guarantees in favor of affiliated companies, acquire, exploit and broker industrial property rights, intellectual property rights, know-how and exclusivity rights, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.