The company's purpose is to acquire, sell, hold and manage real estate. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar or related companies, and conduct all business that is suitable to promote the purpose of the company. The company may also acquire, manage and dispose of copyrights, patents and licenses of all kinds. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether by means of loans or other financing, and provide security for their liabilities of any kind, including by means of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.