The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and permanently hold and manage participations in any form in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to broker insurance and provide financial services of all kinds, namely investment advice and brokerage, financing and their brokerage, and all related business. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may grant direct and indirect financing to third parties, companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, direct and indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans or other financing or by providing security of any kind, whether against payment or not. In addition, the company may conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies. The company may acquire, encumber, hold, manage, exploit and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that appear to promote the purpose of the company or are related to it.