The company's purpose is to acquire and sell participations of all kinds and to manage, advise and promote them on a permanent basis; acquisition, encumbrance, sale and management of real estate; exploitation of licenses and intellectual property rights; granting of loans or other financing; provision of securities of all kinds, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all 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 enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.