The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage, as well as to sell, participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company can issue bonds and take out loans. Furthermore, the company can provide direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid. The company can also take restructuring and support measures in favor of shareholders, group companies or third parties, with or without consideration.