Participation in industrial, commercial and financial companies in Switzerland and abroad, in particular in the areas of development and planning, procurement and operation of infrastructure facilities and related industries, as well as the exercise of all shareholder and management functions arising from the company's corporate position vis-à-vis its subsidiaries; can acquire and sell participations to the extent required for their permanent management, provide participation financing, acquire, hold, manage and exploit intellectual property rights (trademarks, patents, etc.); strategic management of the group formed by its participation, in particular the provision of a central management and reporting system for the group organization and a know-how coordination system, market research in the interest of the entire group, legal and tax consulting at the group level, personnel consulting in the area of executives, group financing through central fundraising or through support of subsidiaries in decentralized fundraising and financing.