The company's purpose is: industrial development consulting, business partnership, merger and acquisition of companies. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, acquire or sell real estate, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or relating directly or indirectly thereto. The company may, in general, carry out all activities related to the aforementioned purposes. The company may carry out all commercial or real estate transactions in direct or indirect relation to the company's purpose, in particular, grant loans to shareholders.