The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and sell participations, provide advice on the acquisition, holding, management and sale of participations, provide general advice on financial and business matters, and trade in goods of all kinds. The company may realize real estate projects, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.