The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in other companies, as well as to finance and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to this purpose, both domestically and abroad. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, it may acquire, hold and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, and may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such shareholders are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans and/or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements. The company may provide security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including through pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind or through offset obligations, whether for consideration or not, even if such financing, security or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such shareholders are directly or indirectly involved.