The purpose of the company is to establish, acquire, advise, manage and participate in subsidiaries, group companies and third parties. The company can acquire, hold, encumber and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, as well as establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad. The company can also provide direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, whether against payment or not. The company can provide security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned companies or persons, including by way of pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company can provide such financing or security, even if it is in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved. The company can also carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company.