The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and realize participations in all types of companies or businesses in Switzerland and abroad, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE). The company may carry out all financial, commercial, industrial, movable and immovable transactions, in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to its main purpose or likely to facilitate its realization, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties. It may also create branches or subsidiaries, take participations in, manage or sell, and more generally participate in, all companies or businesses in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant loans or any other form of financing to companies of the same group or to third parties, as well as provide guarantees, securities, or collateral of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of companies of the same group or third parties.