The company's purpose is to provide financial services and to acquire and manage assets as well as to finance businesses and commercial transactions of all kinds, and, directly or indirectly, to acquire, hold, manage, and dispose of interests in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, participate in other businesses of any kind, assume representations, and enter into any transactions and conclude any contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may also provide financing for its own or third-party account, as well as guarantees, sureties, and pledge transactions for affiliated companies and third parties. The company may acquire, lease, rent, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, or sell any type of debt or securities, within Switzerland or abroad.