The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of assets and rights of any kind, in particular shares in domestic and foreign companies and enterprises (including operating companies with an agricultural focus) and ownership and/or long-term possession rights to agricultural land worldwide. The company may provide financing of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take out such financing, and in particular enter into credit or security transactions (including the granting of pledges, security assignments and transfers, guarantees, sureties, patronage declarations, indemnification obligations and economic benefits associated with such transactions), for consideration or free of charge, with, for the benefit of and/or in relation to liabilities of direct or indirect subsidiaries and other affiliated companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, license and dispose of intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may conduct all business and take all measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.