The purpose of the company is to provide services in the areas of investment advice, consulting and business management, and to provide additional services related to participations and investments, excluding activities that require a license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that directly or indirectly serve the company's purpose or are directly related to it. The company may grant loans or other financing to its shareholders or direct or indirect parent companies, as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral of all kinds for liabilities of such other persons or companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate.