The company's purpose is to participate in undertakings of any kind in any form in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties. The company may provide financial services to its direct and indirect shareholders and other affiliated companies, in particular grant loans or other financing and provide collateral of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges, security assignments or security transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees and sureties of any kind, for consideration or not. The company may also participate in cash pooling operations within the group and raise and invest money on the money and capital markets. The company may also act in the interest of the group or individual group companies for this purpose. The company may conduct any further commercial, financial or other business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose.