The company's purpose is to manage family assets, in particular the acquisition, holding, financing and management of assets and investments of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, including participations, private equity investments, intellectual property rights, real estate (in Switzerland, excluding transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad) as well as all related actions and services. The company may establish subsidiaries and/or branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, take over representations and conduct all business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or the mandate. The company may conclude loan agreements for its own account and for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and pledge rights for affiliated companies or third parties. The company may acquire, use, rent, encumber and sell properties in Switzerland and abroad (in Switzerland, excluding transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad). The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell debt and equity securities of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad.