Participating in third-party companies, providing consulting services and rendering services in the field of financial investments. May acquire, manage, broker and sell ownership interests, in particular also in real estate, licenses, patents, intellectual property rights, participations and securities and other intangible assets, and assume representations of any kind, furthermore establish branches and subsidiaries 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, and in general conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company or is suitable for promoting it.