The company's purpose is to acquire, finance, manage and sell participations of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, in particular to develop, trade and produce energy and control systems of all kinds. The company can participate in such and other companies as well as in real estate companies and carry out all business related thereto. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and carry out any further activity that is directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purposes. The company can acquire, encumber and sell real estate, participate in other companies and establish branches.