The company's purpose is to provide consulting services, in particular in the financial sector and related industries, as well as the management of assets. Furthermore, the company aims to establish, acquire and hold participations, as well as support and sell companies, make direct or indirect capital investments in real estate and properties, their development, acquisition, holding and sale, and/or participate in real estate companies and generate income and/or capital gains. The company may also buy, sell and hold participations in other companies, manage and finance them; it can make investments in private or listed individual companies as well as in other investment vehicles, and establish subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company can acquire, hold, license and exploit brands, patents, intellectual property rights and know-how, other intangible assets such as invention patents, industrial designs and models, factory and trade marks.