The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of investments and participations of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to carry out all commercial transactions related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all commercial, financial or other transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders or their direct or indirect subsidiaries, conclude cash pooling agreements with these third parties, and provide securities and guarantees of all kinds for their liabilities, both for consideration and gratuitously, in particular even if such transactions are in the exclusive interest of these third parties.