The purpose of the company is to acquire, manage and sell, directly or indirectly, investments in national and foreign companies of all kinds, national and foreign collective investment vehicles of all kinds, as well as financial instruments, financial investments and assets of all kinds issued in Switzerland and abroad or offered, as well as rights of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad and carry out all activities directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, alienate and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing on its own account or on behalf of third parties, as well as assume guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.