The company's purpose is to engage in general trade as well as the import and export of new and used products and goods of all kinds. Furthermore, it operates antique and art trade and carries out commission transactions, services and consulting. It is also active in general publishing and engages in marketing and sponsoring, executes printing and advertising orders. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may plan, construct, acquire, broker, rent, 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 enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and conduct commission transactions.