The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, as well as to trade in goods of all kinds. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in or acquire other companies, and do everything that serves its purpose. It may acquire, manage and sell real estate and properties in Switzerland and abroad. The company may 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 may 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.