The purpose of the company is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to provide consulting services to affiliated companies and third parties. In addition, the company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, as well as direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans or other financing, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including through pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or gratuitously, even if such financing, security or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of real estate. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are connected with its purpose.