The purpose of the company is the manufacture, exploitation and trade of goods of all kinds. The company may establish branches, subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies or merge with them, and directly or indirectly finance companies in which it has a stake, other group companies and shareholders. The company may acquire, hold, encumber and sell real estate and intellectual property, such as patents, licenses and intangible assets, in Switzerland and abroad. The company may enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company and the development of the business, or that are directly or indirectly related to it.