The company's purpose is to provide management consulting services, acquire, create, hold, manage and sell real estate and participations in Switzerland and abroad, excluding all transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may also develop, acquire, hold or exploit intellectual property rights, in particular patents, licenses and manufacturing processes, as well as acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.