The purpose of the company is to provide management consulting services. The company will neither provide financial services in Switzerland nor represent financial service providers in Switzerland. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar or related companies, acquire, encumber, manage or sell real estate. Furthermore, the company may enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.