The company provides services to other companies, such as leasing properties for use or consulting in management, financing and investment matters. The company's purpose is to buy and sell, manage, hold and administer participations, and provide related or similar services. The company operates or manages one or more hotel and restaurant businesses, in particular the Hotel Stadthaus and the Hotel Berchtold, as well as businesses in the cultural sector. It also makes financial investments in Switzerland and abroad. The company's purpose is to trade in works of art. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries, participate in other companies, acquire or merge with them. The company can also conduct any business and take any measures that are suitable to promote the company's purpose directly or indirectly, such as granting loans or managing capital. Furthermore, it can acquire, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and trade in goods of all kinds.