The company's purpose is to hold and acquire participations in companies in the energy sector in Switzerland and abroad, to finance and sell such participations, as well as to conduct all related business. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are connected with the company's purpose. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its group companies or providing guarantees or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if such loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge. The company may acquire, hold, and sell real estate.