The company's purpose is to acquire and sell, as well as hold and manage, equity interests in companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property in Switzerland and abroad, and generally conduct all business that is related to its purpose or suitable to promote it. The company is part of a group and may consider the interests of the group in pursuing its corporate purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including their direct and indirect shareholders, as well as their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security for the obligations of these parties in any form, including by pledging or fiduciary transfer of the company's shares or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.