The purpose of the company is the acquisition, holding and management of assets and participations. The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose directly or indirectly or are directly related thereto. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect shareholders as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries and provide collateral of any kind for liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate.