The company's purpose is to manage its own assets, manufacture technical products, provide services and consulting, and perform all related activities; to acquire or participate in any companies; to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses and all kinds of intellectual property rights, in particular as far as they are related to the company's main purposes; to acquire, hold, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad; in general, to carry out all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including with securities or real estate, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may, in particular, provide financing and grant guarantees and warranties for third parties; to establish branches in Switzerland and abroad.