The company's purpose is to hold and manage, acquire and sell participations and real estate, as well as provide financial services of all kinds and engage in related activities. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, sell or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, encumber or sell properties, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may also provide financing for its own account or on behalf of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.