The purpose of the company is to acquire, manage and hold, as well as to sell properties, and to provide services and trade in goods of all kinds. The company may also engage in financing, investment and lending transactions of any kind, enter into guarantees and provide securities in favor of third parties, and in general enter into any business and conclude contracts that serve to promote the purpose of the company and are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and engage in any business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. It may also acquire and sell patents and licenses.