The company's purpose is to provide operational and financial management services to companies domiciled in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to hold and manage participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, manage and sell participations. The company may acquire, hold and sell real estate, patents, trademarks, copyrights, design rights and all other intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide management services to affiliated companies. The company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take advantage of such financing, in particular, enter into credit or security transactions (including the granting of pledges, security assignments and transfers, guarantees, sureties, patronage declarations, indemnification obligations and economic benefits related to such transactions), for consideration or free of charge, with, for the benefit of and/or in relation to liabilities of direct or indirect shareholders, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, even if such financing, credit or security transactions are in the exclusive interest of direct or indirect shareholders and/or affiliated companies. The company may conduct any further business and take any measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.