The company's objective is to acquire, hold and manage investments. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as carry out all operations that are 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 and enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may grant loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or to other group companies and provide guarantees of any kind for their obligations to third parties, including through the pledge or assignment of its own assets or guarantees of any kind, even if these loans or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge.