The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, rent, manage and sell properties and plots of land in Switzerland and abroad, and to encumber them. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or sell other companies. The company may acquire, manage and sell securities and industrial property rights, take out and grant loans, provide guarantees and other securities, acquire, manage and exploit intellectual property rights. It may carry out all commercial and financial transactions that may be conducive to the realization of the company's purpose.