The purpose of the company is the acquisition, holding, financing and sale of participations in other companies of any kind in Switzerland or abroad. The company may participate in other companies, assume representations, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for affiliated companies and third parties. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, assume representations, and engage in any business activities and conclude contracts of any kind that may be beneficial to the company's purpose or that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. It may acquire real estate in Switzerland and abroad. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing 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 collateral of any kind for the obligations of these parties, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of shares of the company or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.