The company's purpose is to provide consulting services in the mineral oil industry, bioenergy and biofuels industry, project development, corporate consulting, hedging and risk management, trading, financial controlling, consulting and similar activities, as well as IT consulting and software development. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, found subsidiaries, participate in related companies, acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, and provide financing, guarantees or other forms of security for the benefit of affiliated and other companies. Furthermore, the company may engage in any commercial, financial and other activities that appear to promote the company's purpose or are related to it.