The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, participate in, manage and sell participations in, as well as establish, manage and finance subsidiaries and other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, utilize, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal actions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the company's purpose or the development of group companies. Furthermore, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if such loans or securities are granted in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.