The company's purpose is to provide strategy, risk and consulting services to its direct or indirect parent companies and their or its own direct or indirect subsidiaries. The company does not engage in any activities that require authorization, recognition, licensing, approval or registration under Swiss financial market law. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, mortgage, manage and sell real estate in Switzerland (for exclusively commercial purposes) and abroad. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies and their or its own direct or indirect subsidiaries and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of these companies, including by way of pledge or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or by way of guarantees or personal securities of any kind, whether remunerated or unremunerated.