The company's purpose is to conduct financial and legal transactions of all kinds, to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in other companies, to acquire, manage and sell real estate, as well as to conduct all related business. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar or related companies, and conduct all business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly related to it. 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 the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.