The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such shareholders have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans and/or other financing. The company may provide security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including by way of pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind or by way of offset obligations, whether for consideration or not, even if such financing, security or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such shareholders have a direct or indirect interest.