The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage participations, to acquire, hold and manage real estate, to provide financing, to provide consulting services and to carry out all activities in Switzerland and abroad that can directly or indirectly contribute to the purpose of the company. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, manage and sell participations. The company may acquire, hold and sell real estate, as well as patent, trademark, copyright, design and all other intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take advantage of such financing, and in particular enter into loan or security transactions (including guarantees, sureties or declarations of patronage) against payment or free of charge for or with direct or indirect parent, subsidiary or other affiliated companies, even if such financing, loan or security transactions are in the exclusive interest of these parent, subsidiary or other affiliated companies. The company may also provide management services to parent, subsidiary or other affiliated companies. The company may carry out all other business and take all measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.