The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, as well as to finance them. Furthermore, it can buy, hold, manage and sell securities. The company can grant loans or other financing to third parties, including its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral of all kinds for liabilities of such other 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 can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad.