The company's purpose is to advise and assist domestic or foreign companies in structuring or raising capital, as well as in growth mergers and acquisitions, and the acquisition or disposal of participations, in particular in exit processes such as initial public offerings, trade sales or succession solutions, and to provide services related to this advice. 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 or suitable to promote the company's purpose or the development of group companies. Furthermore, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.