The purpose of the company is to acquire, finance and permanently manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, in particular in companies in the technology sector, as well as to trade in components and other products from the field of renewable energies and to provide services in this field. The company may conclude any type of financial transaction, including the use of derivative instruments, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the development of the company or that of group companies. Furthermore, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect subsidiaries or other group companies or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its subsidiaries or other group companies and are granted free of charge.