The company's purpose is to provide consulting services, in particular in the areas of public affairs and communication management as well as publishing. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, manage, encumber and sell properties, copyrights, patents and licenses of all kinds.