The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and strategically manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to acquire, provide management services for companies and manage and dispose of assets of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of intellectual property rights, grant licenses and acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide security of all kinds for subsidiaries and third parties, including by pledging or assigning its own assets or providing guarantees of any kind.