The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in companies and enterprises; buying, selling, brokerage and management of real estate as well as consulting and services in the real estate sector; planning and realization of real estate projects in Switzerland and abroad; acquisition, management and sale of securities, loans, guarantees, intellectual property rights, branches and subsidiaries (in Switzerland, excluding transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad). The company may participate in other enterprises, acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of business premises and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or useful for the purpose of the company or for the development of the company or its group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans or other financing, and provide security for their liabilities of any kind, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.