The company's purpose is, on the one hand, to acquire, manage, broker and sell participations in companies of all kinds, as well as to finance them, and, on the other hand, to breed and raise horses and to operate a boarding stable. Furthermore, the company may buy, sell, broker, manage and utilize securities, intellectual property rights and real estate, as well as conduct trust and financial transactions of all kinds, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and engage in all commercial and other activities that are connected with the company's purpose.