The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, broker, hold and sell participations in companies of all kinds, as well as the associated financing and the provision of consulting, financial and legal services of all kinds. Furthermore, the company can buy, sell, broker, manage and utilize real estate, securities, participations and intellectual property rights, as well as carry out financial and trust 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.