Use * as wildcard (e.g. "Novartis*" or "*pharma*"). Returns a list of
matching companies with UID, legal form, and registered office.

Args:
    name: Company name to search for. Supports * wildcard.
    canton: Two-letter canton code (e.g. ZH, BE, GE). Empty for all.
    active_only: If true, only return currently active companies.
    language: Response language (de, fr, it, en).
    max_results: Maximum number of results to return (1-500).
    offset: Pagination offset for retrieving additional results.
    legal_form_ids: Comma-separated legal form IDs (e.g. "3,4").

The UID (Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer) is the unique identifier
for Swiss companies. Accepts various formats like CHE-123.456.789,
CHE123456789, or just 123456789.

Args:
    uid: Company UID in any format (e.g. CHE-123.456.789 or CHE123456789).
    language: Response language (de, fr, it, en).

The CH-ID is an alternative identifier used in the Swiss commercial
register system.

Args:
    chid: The CH-ID identifier (e.g. CH27030000714).
    language: Response language (de, fr, it, en).

Useful for understanding legal form IDs returned in search results,
or for filtering searches by legal form.

Args:
    language: Language for legal form names (de, fr, it, en).

Returns a timeline of legally significant events: board changes,
capital changes, mergers, address changes, purpose changes, etc.

Args:
    uid: Company UID in any format (e.g. CHE-123.456.789 or CHE123456789).
    language: Response language (de, fr, it, en).

Shows the parent company (Hauptniederlassung) and all its branch offices
(Zweigniederlassungen) in a table with full addresses. Works whether you
pass the UID of the head office or any branch — the full structure is
returned either way.

Fetches detail for up to 50 branches. May take a while for large
structures since each branch requires a separate API call.

Args:
    uid: Company UID in any format (e.g. CHE-105.807.648 or CHE123456789).
    language: Response language (de, fr, it, en).