The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, and dispose of participations. The company may participate in businesses, broker deals for them, or conclude transactions in their name and on their account, provide consulting services in economic and corporate matters, broker and grant financing in Switzerland and abroad, and acquire patents and other intangible rights. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries domestically and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property domestically and abroad. It may also undertake financing for its own or third-party account and provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.