The company's purpose is to engage in investments and financing transactions with companies of all kinds abroad, as well as to manage investments and finance real estate transactions abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into legal transactions for consideration or free of charge for the benefit of affiliated companies and third parties (including its direct or indirect shareholders and companies held directly or indirectly by them), and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities (including pledges on or fiduciary transfer of assets, guarantees and sureties of any kind), as well as waive claims and subordinate ranks.