The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as related organizational, financing and management tasks. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal transactions that may be necessary to achieve the company's purpose. Furthermore, the company may conduct all business that is suitable to enable or promote the development of the company or its subsidiaries. The company may participate in the financing of the group, in particular by granting loans to its subsidiaries or providing guarantees, sureties or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its subsidiaries and are granted free of charge.