The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of any type of participation in companies and real estate in Switzerland and abroad, in particular in vineyards and agricultural properties. The company may establish or acquire branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, as well as finance other companies. The company is authorized to acquire and dispose of works of art. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that appear to promote the company's purpose or are related thereto. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.