Participation in third-party companies, management of its own assets. The company can acquire, sell, manage, encumber, rent and lease properties, as well as acquire, sell, exploit or broker inventions, patents and other intellectual property rights. It can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.