The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold and sell participations in enterprises in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide security of any kind, including the granting of pledges or the fiduciary transfer of the company's assets, or the provision of guarantees of any kind, for the debts of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, its parent company or its sister companies, whether gratuitously or for consideration. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto.