The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take advantage of such financing, in particular, enter into credit or security transactions (including the granting of pledges, security assignments and transfers, guarantees, sureties, declarations of patronage, indemnification obligations and economic benefits related to such transactions), for consideration or free of charge, with, in favor of and/or in relation to liabilities of direct or indirect shareholders, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, even if such financing, credit or security transactions are in the exclusive interest of direct or indirect shareholders and/or affiliated companies. The company may also carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose.