The company's purpose is to hold, manage and dispose of participations in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide corporate consulting services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent company, as well as to the parent company's direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral of all kinds for its own liabilities and for the liabilities of such other companies, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers, security assignments and indemnification agreements. The company may also provide services in the interest of other group members, even on preferential terms, excluding the company's profit motive and assuming cluster risks.