The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, finance and sell participations in other companies of any kind in Switzerland or abroad, with the exception of transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). In pursuing its corporate purpose, the company may take into account the interests of its direct and indirect shareholders. 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 or be directly or indirectly related to the corporate purpose. It may acquire, hold, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. In particular, the company may grant loans, other direct or indirect financing and other financial benefits to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their obligations, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.