The company's purpose is to participate in other companies, in particular to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds in domestic and foreign companies. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire similar or related companies or merge with them, as well as conduct all other business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may acquire, manage, sell, encumber, rent, administer and provide all related services for real estate in Switzerland and abroad.