The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, finance, and sell participations in other companies of any kind in Switzerland or abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, participate in other companies of any kind, act as a representative, and conduct any business activities and enter into any contracts that may be conducive to the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose, both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, and dispose of real estate both domestically and abroad. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to its direct and indirect subsidiaries as well as to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, and provide securities of any kind for the liabilities of these parties, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind. This may also be done without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the profit motive of the company, and assuming clustering risks.