The company's purpose is: participation in companies, acquisition, sale and management of securities, conduct of commercial and financial transactions of all kinds, out-of-court and judicial litigation, debt collection, exploitation of patent, license or any other rights, as well as financing of companies and real estate transactions, financial participation in the judicial and extrajudicial enforcement of third-party claims, and provision of services for members of the legal and tax consulting professions. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business 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 grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.