The company's purpose is to acquire, invest, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign listed and unlisted companies and other legal entities. The company may provide certain administrative, organizational and advisory services to affiliated companies, grant loans to direct or indirect shareholders and affiliated companies, and assume guarantees or sureties of any kind for liabilities of affiliated companies; these loans, guarantees or sureties may also be granted free of charge or without compensation. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may conduct all commercial, financial and other business activities that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose.