The company's purpose is to manage and administer the companies of the BKW Group and to provide additional management and service functions of all kinds within the BKW Group, in particular services in the areas of management, corporate development, finance, energy economics, risk management, information technology, communication, public affairs, procurement, compliance, law and human resources. Furthermore, the company may conduct all business that serves to preserve and promote the interests of the group. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for group companies and third parties.