The company's purpose is the permanent management of assets, participations and intellectual property, as well as the distribution of products and services based thereon. It can also broker services within the scope of its activities to third parties. It can also conduct financial transactions or execute trading transactions on its own account or on behalf of third parties and receive commissions for doing so. The company can enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto. In particular, the company can also acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches, subsidiaries and affiliates in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in or merge with other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can also provide financing on its own account or on behalf of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.