The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company can also provide related services and other services, such as consulting and management tasks for group companies. The company can establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, found subsidiaries, and acquire, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights. In addition, the company can provide investment advice for movable and immovable assets, including trust transactions, in Switzerland and abroad. The company can grant loans or other financing to its group companies and direct or indirect subsidiaries, either against payment or free of charge, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on the company's assets or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees of any kind.