The company's purpose is to hold participations, in particular in the field of foam production. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, for its own liabilities as well as those of other companies (including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these shareholders are directly or indirectly involved), provide security of all kinds, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers or assignments of the company's assets or guarantees, enter into guarantees or otherwise secure or guarantee the obligations of the company or these other companies, whether for consideration or not. Furthermore, it may engage in liquidity balancing/concentration of net liquidity (cash pooling) with the aforementioned companies or join such arrangements, including periodic account balancing. The company may also do all of this without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the company's pursuit of profit and assuming cluster risks. The company may carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are connected with the company's purpose.