The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to acquire, develop, manage and sell real estate, and to provide services of all kinds in the real estate and financial sectors. The company may engage in licensing and leasing transactions. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies. Furthermore, the company may conduct all business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote or facilitate the development of the company and the achievement of its purpose, or that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant direct or indirect loans and other financings to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral of all kinds for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.