The purpose of the company is to participate in other companies, finance and advise them, including providing management services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, as well as direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these direct or indirect shareholders of the company have a direct or indirect interest. The company may also enter into cash pooling agreements with such third parties and provide security of any kind for their liabilities and issue guarantees, in each case whether against payment or not and even if these transactions are in the exclusive interest of the third parties. The company may acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate, participations and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may conduct all business, enter into obligations and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose and the development of the business, or that are directly or indirectly related thereto.