The company's purpose is to provide consulting services to companies in Switzerland and the EEA states, as well as the acquisition, holding, permanent management, disposal, and trading of securities and participations in other companies of any kind, both domestically and abroad, regardless of their listing on a financial market or stock exchange. All activities requiring a financial market regulatory license are excluded from the company's operations. The company may also conduct any business and enter into contracts of any kind that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose, including acquiring, using, transferring, or selling patents, trademarks, licenses, distribution rights, and other objects and rights, as well as trading in goods and commodities of any kind. To the extent that legal restrictions do not apply (or BewG), the company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real estate both domestically and abroad. The company may also provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, as well as establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad, and participate in other companies both domestically and abroad.