The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, sell and finance participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company is authorized to conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or is suitable to promote it. The company is also authorized, without corresponding consideration, to take financing, restructuring and intercession measures for group companies, as well as to grant loans to group companies, if this is beneficial to the interest of one or more group companies. The company may also provide guarantees in favor of group companies. Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate and industrial property rights in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose or is directly or indirectly related to it.