Acquisition, ownership and disposal of interests in Swiss and foreign companies of all kinds, in particular companies active in the railway sector; can conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose or are directly related to it, grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of all kinds for liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges or security assignments of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not, can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.