The company's purpose is to hold, manage, buy, and sell participations, as well as to execute all related investment transactions and coordination, service, financing, and management tasks. The company may also provide operational services, particularly in the areas of strategic and business consulting, business contact and transaction mediation, as well as the conception, organization, and execution of specialist events, conferences, and corporate events. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and invest in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose or suitable to promote it. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also arrange financing for its own or third-party account and provide security for the liabilities of affiliated companies and third parties.