The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide management and consulting services of any kind, in particular in the areas of corporate management, strategy development, financing and operational management. Furthermore, the company is active in the trade of goods of all kinds. It can acquire, manage and dispose of intangible rights and licenses. The company can grant loans or other financing to a parent company, subsidiaries and third parties, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid. The company can carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It can also acquire, manage, exploit and dispose of intangible rights and grant licenses of any kind. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies. It can acquire, encumber, manage and dispose of real estate and properties in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar or related companies, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's business purpose or that are directly or indirectly related to it.