Acquisition, management and trading of real estate, acquisition of intellectual property rights, patents or licenses, trading of goods of all kinds, acquisition of participations in companies and business consulting. May establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.