The company's purpose is to invest in, acquire, hold and manage participations as well as to provide related services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, participate in other enterprises of any kind, assume representations, and enter into any transactions and conclude any contracts that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may also grant loans for its own or third parties' account, as well as provide guarantees, sureties, and pledge transactions for affiliated enterprises and third parties. The company may acquire, lease, rent, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate, both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, or sell any type of debt or securities, within Switzerland or abroad.