The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage as well as to sell participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may acquire, encumber, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to related parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their group companies, and provide security for their liabilities of any kind, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.