The company's purpose is to finance, acquire, hold and sell company participations in Switzerland and abroad. The company may conduct any further commercial, financial or other business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or suitable to promote it. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies, as well as acquire, rent or lease, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and provide additional services to affiliated companies.