The company's purpose is to provide services in the field of economic and business consulting, as well as to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies of any kind, both domestically and abroad. Furthermore, it aims to acquire, manage and exploit intellectual property rights. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies of any kind, assume representations and enter into any business and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company, or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, lease, rent, encumber and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad (in Switzerland, excluding transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad). It may also enter into loans for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantee and pledge transactions for affiliated companies and third parties. The company may acquire, hold, manage or sell any type of debt or securities, both in Switzerland and abroad.