The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage real estate and to hold, manage, purchase and sell participations. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, conclude contracts, grant loans and take all measures and conduct business that are suitable to promote or facilitate the purpose of the company directly or indirectly. It may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, with or without consideration, enter into indemnification obligations or subordination agreements in favor of such companies, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, with or without consideration, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind.