The purpose of the company is to hold and manage participations as well as to provide services related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries at home and abroad, participate in other enterprises of any kind, assume representations, and enter into any transactions and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company; or that are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may also provide financing for its own or third-party account, as well as guarantees, sureties, and pledge transactions for affiliated enterprises and third parties. It may acquire, lease, rent, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate at home and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, or sell any type of debt and securities, within Switzerland or abroad.