The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies, as well as to perform the associated coordination, financing and management tasks and to take on consulting mandates. The company may establish branches, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire or sell real estate, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.