The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations, as well as to acquire, create, manage, rent and dispose of properties and to provide all services related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, trade in goods of all kinds, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.