The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies, to finance and advise them, as well as to manage the associated assets and to broker and make investments, primarily in the real estate sector, namely the acquisition, renovation, management, disposal of properties and the provision of all related services. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that may serve to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such shareholders, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or free of charge.