The company's purpose is to acquire and manage participations in Swiss or foreign companies of any kind, to manage its own and third-party assets, as well as to provide investment advice, financial services, and to conduct brokerage and commission business of all kinds. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, manage and sell participations, acquire, hold, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, broker real estate, and carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company is authorized to take financing, restructuring and guarantee measures in favor of shareholders, group companies or third parties, as well as to grant loans to shareholders, group companies or third parties or to provide security for their obligations.