The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, sell and manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all commercial, financial or other business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of real estate in Switzerland (in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Act on Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners) and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders or their direct or indirect subsidiaries, conclude cash pooling agreements with these third parties, and provide securities and guarantees of all kinds for their liabilities, both for consideration and gratuitously, in particular even if such transactions are in the exclusive interest of these third parties.