The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company is part of a group of companies and may consider the interests of this group in pursuing its corporate purpose. The company may acquire, hold, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. In particular, the company may grant loans or other direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.