The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, sell, manage, direct and finance companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks and technical and industrial knowledge, acquire, manage and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches and found subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company can also carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company can grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether by means of loans and/or other financing, with or without consideration. The company can provide security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including by means of pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind or by means of offset obligations, with or without consideration, even if such financing, security or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved.