The company's purpose is to provide services of all kinds in the fields of investment and management, to make investments, and to carry out financial transactions of all kinds. Excluded are transactions that require the approval of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of others and may grant guarantees and sureties of any kind for third parties and for affiliated companies.