The purpose of the company is to advise companies on economic matters of all kinds, as well as to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company can acquire, utilize, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and furthermore carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the purpose of the company or the development of group companies. The company can grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, or to companies in which such companies are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not.