The purpose of the company is the acquisition, encumbrance, management and disposal of real estate in Switzerland and abroad, the development and realization of real estate projects in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the provision of consulting services in the areas of training, seminars, lectures, teaching activities, and strategic and operational corporate consulting. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches, as well as participate in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, encumber and dispose of properties and intellectual property rights. The company may also engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to group companies and third parties, including its (direct and indirect) shareholders and their group companies, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.