Acquisition, management, disposal and financing of participations in companies; operation, rental and management of halls and storage rooms; provision of related services; making investments in other companies; acquisition, encumbrance, disposal and management of real estate; financing and provision of guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of properties, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.