The company's purpose is to acquire and manage participations in all companies, both in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide administrative and advisory services to affiliated companies and third parties, with the specification that it may hold participations in Switzerland only in real estate companies with exclusively commercial use. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad. The company may acquire, operate, use and exercise all intellectual property rights, trademarks, models and/or designs, in any way whatsoever. The company may conclude and/or take advantage of financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties, and in particular, credit or securities transactions (including the granting of privileges, assignments and transfers of ownership as security, guarantees, surety contracts, letters of intent, indemnification obligations and economic benefits associated with these transactions), for consideration or free of charge, with, in favor of and/or in connection with the commitments of direct or indirect shareholders, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, even if these financing, credit or coverage transactions are in the exclusive interest of direct or indirect shareholders and/or affiliated companies. The company may also carry out all operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose or that promote or facilitate its development.