The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations and real estate; it can conduct financing transactions and investments of all kinds, advise other companies and publish reports, enter into licensing transactions and similar transactions. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees, sureties and securities for liabilities of subsidiaries and third parties.