The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and dispose of real estate and land in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to acquire, establish, finance and manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, it aims to acquire, develop, manage and exploit intellectual property rights, in particular trademarks and patents, in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies, its direct or indirect sister companies, and other companies directly or indirectly connected with the company, at market conditions or without consideration, and provide security for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on the company's assets or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees of any kind. In doing so, the company shall, to the exclusion of its own profit motive, safeguard the interests of the entire group of companies, insofar as this is permitted by mandatory law.