The company's purpose is to hold and manage participations in various industries. The company may provide services, in particular in the management and corporate consulting sector, for companies within the group and for third parties. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar and related companies, merge with similar or related companies, carry out financing for its own account and for the account of third parties, and conduct all other business that is suitable to promote the purpose of the company. Furthermore, the company may acquire, manage and sell real estate, as well as enter into any business or conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company, or that are directly or indirectly related to it.