The company's purpose is to invest in and manage assets of all kinds, in particular real estate and securities, as well as to trade in goods of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other similar or related companies in Switzerland and abroad, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may acquire, encumber, manage and dispose of 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 guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties.