The purpose of the company is to advise industrial, commercial and service companies from a business and technical perspective, as well as to assume management functions of all kinds for such companies. The company advises on the purchase and sale of companies and parts of companies, as well as on other corporate finance services on behalf of clients, both internationally and nationally. The company can acquire, hold, manage and exploit intellectual property rights, securities and real estate. It can participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and engage in all commercial, financial (including guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties) and other activities that are connected with the purpose of the company. Furthermore, it can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of others, as well as provide securities for liabilities of affiliated companies and third parties.