The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, hold and dispose of any kind of movable assets, rights and real estate. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are connected with the company's purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans, guarantees and other forms of financing and security to affiliated and related companies, and raise and invest funds on the money and capital markets. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.