The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations of all kinds. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal acts that may be necessary to achieve the company's purpose. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect subsidiaries or other group companies, or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of all kinds for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are granted in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or other group companies and are provided free of charge.