The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to conduct all related investment transactions, and to provide services of all kinds to companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish companies, in particular branches and subsidiaries, in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of real estate and other property, as well as patent, trademark, copyright, design and all other intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take advantage of such financing, and in particular enter into loan or security transactions (including guarantees, sureties or declarations of patronage) for consideration or free of charge for or with direct or indirect parent, subsidiary or other affiliated or non-affiliated companies, even if such financing, loan or security transactions are in the exclusive interest of these parent, subsidiary or other affiliated or non-affiliated companies. The company may also provide management services to parent, subsidiary or other affiliated or non-affiliated companies. The company may conduct any further business and take any measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.