The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage, sell and finance participations of all kinds in other companies, as well as to finance activities in the healthcare sector in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether by way of loans or other financing, and provide security for their liabilities of any kind, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not.