The company's purpose is the direct or indirect acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in industrial and medium-sized enterprises, in particular in the field of aerospace, the provision of consulting services and financing in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire movable and immovable assets for its own account and for the account of third parties. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches and participate in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, encumber and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights. The company may also carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to group companies and third parties, including its (direct and indirect) shareholders and their group companies, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.