The purpose of the company is the management and administration as well as the acquisition and disposal of participations in companies of all kinds, as well as technical management services, consulting in the founding, investment, development, expansion and modernization of companies on an international level, sales promotion, marketing and market research; trade, retail or wholesale, import and export; training programs and social development. Furthermore, the company may buy, sell, broker, manage and exploit securities, participations, intellectual property rights and real estate, carry out financial transactions of all kinds, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all commercial and other activities that are connected with the purpose of the company, as well as conduct business with or for the benefit of related parties, in particular grant loans to these persons or provide guarantees, sureties, pledges or other securities to secure their liabilities.