The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, found, acquire and merge with them, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and warranties for shareholders, subsidiaries and third parties. The company may conduct financing transactions with third parties, shareholders or companies directly or indirectly related to it, and may also provide securities, in particular in the form of guarantees, warranties, pledges, global assignments, security transfers or security assignments, for the obligations of the company and of companies directly or indirectly related to it.