The company's purpose is to acquire, establish, finance and manage participations in Switzerland and abroad, which are directly or indirectly related to the group interests of Helsana AG or are suitable to promote the purposes of the group companies directly or indirectly. To fulfill its purpose and within the framework of the legal conditions, the company may join organizations, participate in organizations and companies, found or acquire them itself, acquire, encumber or dispose of properties and building rights, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company is part of a group of companies and may consider the interests of this group when pursuing its corporate purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries within the framework of the legal conditions, and provide securities of all kinds for the liabilities of these parties, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.