The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and sell corporate participations in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide management services in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, against payment or free of charge, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such persons or group companies, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. Furthermore, it may engage in or participate in liquidity balancing/net liquidity centralization (cash pooling) with group companies, including periodic balance adjustments (balancing), without consideration, on preferential terms, interest-free, excluding the company's intention to make a profit, and assuming cluster risks.