The purpose of the company is to provide services in the areas of management, finance, human resources, administration, supply chain, logistics, storage, sales, distribution, after-sales and customer service for various companies. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage movable and immovable assets in raw material-related value chains and other goods in Switzerland and abroad. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company can grant direct or indirect loans or other financing to its direct or indirect domestic or foreign group companies as well as to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral of all kinds for liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.