The company's purpose is to manage and hold participations in any industrial, commercial, financial or real estate company in Switzerland and abroad, and to provide services to affiliated companies. It may establish branches or subsidiaries. It may grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties and require any guarantee, including pledge rights or fiduciary ownership of assets, from the third party or shareholder in question. It may participate in financial transactions on its own account or as a fiduciary. It may act as guarantor or surety for third-party debts. It may acquire, manage, rent, encumber, develop or dispose of real estate in Switzerland. It may carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for achieving its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.