The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management and sale of participations in companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad. The company may carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as contract guarantees and sureties for affiliated companies and third parties. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, hold and manage financial participations and real estate, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly both in Switzerland and abroad.