The purpose of the company is to provide support services in the field of information technology and technology infrastructure, as well as quantitative research services. The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company may carry out all commercial, financial and other activities, as well as conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose or serve it in the broadest sense of the word. It may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which they are involved, whether through loans or other financing or by providing security of any kind, including through pledges on or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not, and it may conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, hold, manage, utilize and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad.