The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in Swiss or foreign companies, primarily active in the financial sector, as well as to acquire real estate. The company is the holding company of the IHAG Financial Group, which includes the private bank IHAG Zürich AG. The company may acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks and technical and industrial know-how, acquire, manage and dispose of properties in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches and found subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge. The company may conduct all other business that directly or indirectly promotes the aforementioned purposes.