The company's main activities include participating in and financing companies in the trade, industry and real estate sectors, as well as conducting financial and commercial transactions of all kinds, and concluding leasing agreements. The company also assumes and assigns representations, exploits patents, licenses and other rights technically and commercially, carries out research and development work, manages assets, provides consulting and expert services, exercises fiduciary functions and other services, and provides internet services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.