The company's purpose is to provide investment advice and mergers & acquisitions, as well as the acquisition, holding, management, disposal, and financing of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, particularly in the areas of real estate and real estate management, as well as general financing, both directly and indirectly, and all services and transactions that promote the company, directly or indirectly related to these activities. The company may also provide direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral of all kinds for its own liabilities and those of other companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, assume representations, and enter into all transactions and contracts that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may acquire, manage, and dispose of real estate.