The purpose of the company is mainly to acquire, hold, manage and sell properties and plots of land in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, manage, exploit and sell properties and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, as well as carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that appear to promote the purpose of the company or are related to it. The company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these direct or indirect shareholders of the company are directly or indirectly involved, conclude cash pooling agreements with such third parties and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, in each case with or without consideration, even if these legal transactions are in the exclusive interest of the third parties.