The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, sell, transfer, and manage participations in Swiss and foreign companies. The company also aims to manage and operate businesses of corporations, partnerships, and all other legal entities. Furthermore, the company can provide services, particularly consulting, administrative, and management services of all kinds in favor of its subsidiaries and participations. In addition to an economic purpose, the company also aims to achieve a significant positive impact on the common good and the environment through its business activities. In pursuing its purpose, the company takes into account the interests of all relevant stakeholders. This consideration is made within the framework of the duties of the board of directors towards the company; it does not establish direct rights of third parties against the company. The company can establish branches, participate in other companies, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, both domestically and abroad. Additionally, the company can acquire, manage, and sell industrial property rights, know-how, intangible assets, and enter into all kinds of transactions and contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It can acquire, hold, encumber, and sell real estate both domestically and abroad, with the exception of real estate transactions prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). The company can also provide financing for its own or third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.