The company's purpose is to provide consulting services in the field of business consulting in Switzerland and abroad, as well as all activities directly or indirectly related thereto. Furthermore, the company may acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in mainly operational companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, utilize, manage and sell business establishments, real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the company's purpose or the development of group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including through pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.