The company's purpose is to acquire and manage participations in companies of any kind, both domestically and abroad. Furthermore, it aims to centrally manage these companies, finance them, broker transactions on their behalf, or conclude them in their name and for their account, as well as provide additional services. The company is authorized to conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or is suitable for promoting it. It may acquire and sell real estate. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant financing of any kind, both for consideration and gratuitously, to its (direct or indirect) shareholders, their direct or indirect subsidiaries, affiliated companies (of the entire group, in a direct or indirect manner), and third parties, and provide security or guarantees of any kind for the liabilities of such (direct or indirect) shareholders, their direct or indirect subsidiaries, affiliated companies (of the entire group, in a direct or indirect manner), and third parties, in particular by means of guarantees, pledges, fiduciary transfers, or assignments of assets for security purposes, as well as assume indemnification obligations or any other obligations.