The company's purpose is to hold and manage participations in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, encumber and sell shares in companies, make financial investments of all kinds, participate in start-up projects, acquire, use and sell licenses, patents, names and trademarks, provide auxiliary services in the interest of the participating companies, arrange financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad.