The purpose of the company is asset management as well as the acquisition, holding and management of participations in domestic and foreign companies, which are primarily active in the areas of real estate, private equity, venture capital and financial transactions of all kinds. The company may engage in all commercial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, hold, manage and sell properties. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, other affiliated companies and third parties, including direct and indirect shareholders, as well as the direct and indirect subsidiaries of these shareholders, including within the framework of group-wide liquidity management, securities for obligations of these companies, including pledges or security assignments of the company's assets, or by guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or unremunerated. The company may raise and invest funds on the money and capital markets.