The purpose of the company is the acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose directly or indirectly or are in direct connection therewith. The company may grant loans and other financings to its direct and indirect parent companies as well as their and its direct and indirect subsidiary companies and provide securities of all kinds for liabilities of such 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 dispose of real estate.