The purpose of the company is to engage in financial business, credit and licensing business, holding of participations, as well as all services and transactions that are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct and indirect parent companies, as well as to their or its direct and indirect subsidiary companies, and also to its shareholders, either for consideration or free of charge, and may provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, found, participate in or merge with similar or related businesses, and otherwise conduct all business that is suitable to promote or facilitate the development of the company and the achievement of its business purpose.