to provide consulting services, management services and other support activities to businesses for group companies as well as for third parties. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as carry out any kind of transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.