The company's purpose is: to participate in enterprises of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide strategic and operational consulting services to enterprises, and to operate trade and brokerage businesses. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other enterprises in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar or related enterprises, take over representations, and conduct all business that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. Furthermore, the company may provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, grant loans and credits, and provide guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries. The company may acquire, hold, and sell business properties in Switzerland and abroad, as well as copyrights, patents, licenses of all kinds, and shares and participations, even if they are not related to its business activities.