The purpose of the company is to hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to finance and carry out all transactions related to the aforementioned purposes. The company may enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company, or that are directly or indirectly related to it, including securities and real estate transactions, as well as establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies or merge with them.