The main purpose of the company is the acquisition, holding and management of participations in other companies. The company can perform group financing and group management functions of all kinds and provide related services. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company can grant loans or other financing to its direct and indirect parent companies as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries, against payment or free of charge, and provide collateral of all kinds for liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, assignments of the company's assets, guarantees or indemnifications of any kind. The company can conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies. The company can acquire, hold, manage, exploit and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company can carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are connected therewith.