The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies. In addition, the company may provide consulting, management, and support services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad, and may participate in other companies in Switzerland and/or abroad, acquire, hold, encumber, and dispose of real estate or intellectual property rights in Switzerland and/or abroad, as well as conduct all commercial, financial, or other transactions that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing, with or without consideration, to its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and may provide securities of all kinds for the liabilities of such persons or group companies, including guarantees, pledges, and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. In addition, the company may engage in or participate in liquidity equalization/net liquidity centralization (cash pooling), including periodic balance adjustments (balancing), with group companies, and do so without consideration, at preferential terms, interest-free, without the intention of making a profit for the company, and by assuming clustering risks.