The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, trade, broker, create, renovate and sell real estate, as well as trade in goods of all kinds. The company may also participate in, found, acquire and merge with other companies of any kind, both domestically and abroad. It may acquire, encumber and sell properties and intellectual property rights, both domestically and abroad, and establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad by decision of the board of directors. Furthermore, the company may acquire, manage and sell securities. The company may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantee, surety and other security agreements for the benefit of other group companies. It may grant loans or credits to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, conclude cash pooling agreements with them, and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities to third parties.