The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and trade in properties of all kinds; acquire and manage capital investments of all kinds; conduct financial and credit transactions, including lending and leasing; provide economic and technical consulting services to companies and perform all activities of a trust company; hold permanent participations in other companies from various industries; it may enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company and are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. 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 provide securities for liabilities of affiliated companies.