Purchase, sale, production, manufacturing, and sale of consumer goods; acquisition of interests in other companies; management of participation titles, licenses, patents, and other rights; financial activities in these areas; it may provide financing to affiliated companies, as well as guarantees, personal guarantees or real guarantees on its assets (including its properties) to secure all financing granted to affiliated companies; it may participate in other companies, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad; it may acquire, sell and manage movable or immovable property, excluding activities prohibited by the LFAIE (for full purpose, see articles of association).