The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, finance and sell participations in companies, in particular also publicly listed companies, in Switzerland or abroad, with the exception of transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. However, transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG) are excluded in any case.