The purpose of the company is to acquire, finance and permanently manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company can conclude any type of financial transaction, including the use of derivative instruments, as well as acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights. It can also establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or useful for the purpose of the company or for the development of the company or its group companies. Furthermore, the company can 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 granted in the exclusive interest of its subsidiaries or other group companies and are provided free of charge.