The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management, leasing and disposal of tangible and intangible assets, including real estate. The company may provide these services to its direct and indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries as well as to third parties and may provide collateral and any type of security for the liabilities of these companies and third parties, including pledges related to assets, as well as fiduciary transfers of assets, by the company or by providing guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not. The company may also engage in the purchase, sale, marketing and import-export of goods of all kinds, both in Switzerland and abroad. The company may carry out all real estate transactions directly or indirectly related to its purpose, except those prohibited by the LFAIE. It may establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies. The company may also operate any trade or industry developed by its own means or developed through franchising or licensing. It may also create, register, acquire or operate any patent, trademark, patent or license. The company may grant or request loans to its associates, subsidiaries or related parties and carry out all commercial, financial or other transactions that directly or indirectly pursue its purpose.