The purpose of the company is investment consulting and corporate management consulting as well as offering financial instruments. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as 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 subsidiaries and third parties. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, other affiliated companies and third parties, including direct and indirect shareholders, as well as the direct and indirect subsidiaries of these shareholders, including within the framework of group-wide liquidity management, securities for the obligations of these companies, including pledges or security assignments of the company's assets, or by guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or unremunerated. The company may raise and invest funds on the money and capital markets.