The purpose of the company is to invest in all types of financial instruments, including shares, warrants, bonds, notes, certificates of deposit, currencies, funds, etc. The company may grant loans and other forms of financing, including participations in cash pooling transactions, to other group companies and provide guarantees of any kind, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or security assignments on the company's assets, for the direct or indirect benefit of group companies or third parties. The company may also carry out all commercial and financial transactions and make all transactions that serve its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in Swiss and foreign companies of all kinds, as well as acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate, provided that the company may only hold real estate participations for commercial purposes in Switzerland.