The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to finance them, to provide services and project development in the real estate sector, to acquire, develop, utilize and manage properties and building rights on its own account and on behalf of third parties, to provide management services, to provide corporate consulting and temporary management for participations (affiliated companies), to acquire, hold, manage and sell brands, copyrights, patents, licenses and, in general, intellectual property rights of all kinds, as well as to carry out all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including those involving securities, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes. The company may also provide financing for its own account or on behalf of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.