The company aims to acquire, hold and manage participations of all kinds in companies in Switzerland and abroad and can establish companies in Switzerland and abroad as well as set up branches in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company can grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or 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, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements. The company can provide collateral 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. The company can carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company.