The company's purpose is to manage participations and, in connection therewith, to acquire and dispose of such participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to finance, execute and advise on all transactions related to the aforementioned purposes. The company also aims to actively manage its own assets through securities, real estate and commodity transactions. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, hold and dispose of properties, licenses, patents and other intellectual property rights. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are related to or suitable for promoting the company's purpose. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct and indirect shareholders, as well as to their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and may enter into security transactions of all kinds, including guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers, security assignments, fiduciary transfers of the company's assets and indemnification agreements for affiliated companies and third parties, even if these financing or security transactions are in their exclusive interest and are gratuitous.