The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad; to manage and advise companies in Switzerland and abroad; to acquire, manage and sell securities and similar assets, as well as to carry out financing and trust transactions. The company may acquire, manage and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, excluding all activities prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons with a Foreign Domicile (BewG). Furthermore, the company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and carry out all commercial and financial activities that serve the company's purpose directly or indirectly.