The purpose of the company is to finance companies worldwide. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies or merge with them. The company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these direct or indirect shareholders of the company are directly or indirectly involved, conclude cash pooling agreements with such third parties and provide securities of all kinds and guarantees for their liabilities, in each case whether against payment or not and even if these transactions are in the exclusive interest of the third parties. The company may, even without adequate consideration, conduct business with or for the benefit of related parties, in particular its shareholders and other group companies, notably grant loans to these persons or provide guarantees, sureties, pledges or other securities to secure their liabilities. The company may conduct all business, enter into obligations and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose and the development of the company, or that are directly or indirectly related to it.