The company's purpose is to provide support, consulting and management services, to purchase, hold, manage and sell real estate and participations, as well as to trade in goods of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds 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 warranties for subsidiaries and third parties.