The purpose of the company is to provide secretarial and consulting services. The company may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose, in particular providing group-internal consulting services. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into security transactions, including guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers and indemnification agreements, for affiliated companies and third parties, even if these are in their exclusive interest.