The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, sell and finance participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, set up subsidiaries, participate in related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, and perform all legal acts that may be necessary to achieve the company's purpose. The company is part of a group of companies and may take into account the interests of this group when pursuing its corporate purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.