The Company's purpose is to provide financial advisory services to corporations and individuals, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, as well as capital markets advisory services and restructuring, and all other commercial matters arising therefrom or directly or indirectly related thereto. The Company does not accept public deposits. It does not act as a wealth manager, trustee, collective asset manager, fund manager or securities firm within the meaning of the Federal Act on Financial Institutions of June 15, 2018. It does not act as a financial market infrastructure or operate a financial market infrastructure within the meaning of the Federal Act on Financial Market Infrastructures and Market Conduct in Securities and Derivatives Trading of June 19, 2015. It may perform any act and carry out any activity that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. It may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and may hold participations in other companies. It may acquire, hold, encumber with limited real rights, administer and dispose of real estate in Switzerland (for exclusively commercial use only) and abroad. It may grant loans or any other form of financing to affiliated companies or third parties, as well as provide any type of security, for the direct or indirect benefit of affiliated companies or third parties.