The purpose of the company is to hold and manage participations as well as to conduct trust, asset management, trading, commission and financing transactions for its own account or for the account of third parties of any kind. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related thereto. It may also enter into guarantee, surety and pledge transactions for affiliated companies and third parties. It may acquire, lease, rent, manage, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage or sell any kind of debt or securities in Switzerland or abroad.