The company's purpose is to manage and advise companies as well as provide management services to group companies. The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell participations, properties and patents. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conduct business with related parties without adequate consideration, in particular with its direct and indirect shareholders as well as other group companies, notably by granting loans to these persons or issuing guarantees, sureties or pledges to secure their liabilities. The company may acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate and participations in Switzerland and abroad. The company may enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may engage in any further activity that is directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purposes.