The company's purpose is to provide financial consulting services, excluding any activities subject to the Federal Act on Financial Institutions (LEFin). The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire interests in Swiss and foreign companies. The company may also grant loans or other forms of financing to companies within the same group or to third parties, as well as provide guarantees of any kind, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of companies within the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the company's assets. The company may also rent, manage and administer real estate properties in Switzerland and abroad.