The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in Swiss or foreign companies of any kind. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, 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 through pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind or through offset obligations, whether against payment or not, even if such financing, security or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold or sell real estate, to the extent permitted by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. The company may conduct any further business and take any measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.