The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, utilize and dispose of real estate in Switzerland that is not subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad, as well as real estate abroad and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that appear to promote the company's purpose or are related to it. It may, whether for consideration or not, carry out transactions in the interest of the company's shareholders or other group companies, in particular grant them loans, conclude cash pooling agreements with them and provide security for their liabilities to third parties. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad.