The company's purpose is to engage in international trade in consumer and investment goods, provide logistics services, and conduct international purchasing activities for consumer and investment goods on behalf of Swiss companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, subject to the provisions of the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad of December 16, 1983. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties.