The company's purpose is to advise companies in the areas of corporate management, organization, finance, and the brokerage of such services. The company can acquire, develop, manage, and exploit patents, licenses, and manufacturing processes, trade in goods and products of all kinds, finance and promote any type of business, acquire, broker, and sell real estate, and conduct other business to the extent necessary or useful for achieving its purpose. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties and grant securities for the liabilities of affiliated companies.