The purpose of the company is the purchase, sale, and maintenance of business premises and all related tasks. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether by means of loans and/or other financing, with or without consideration. The company may provide security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including by means of pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind, or by means of offset obligations, with or without consideration, even if such financing, security, or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved.