The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold and manage participations in all types of commercial, financial and industrial companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company also provides services and consulting in finance and accounting as well as in the areas of corporate management and controlling. Furthermore, the company aims to purchase, sell, manage and finance tangible assets, installations and goods of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations and engage in any business activities and conclude contracts of any kind that may promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also acquire, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, with the exception of real estate transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.