The company's purpose is the acquisition, sale, management of participations and all financial transactions with companies, industrial, commercial or financial companies, having their headquarters in Switzerland and abroad; the trade, import, export, representation and distribution of products and raw materials; all real estate transactions, namely the acquisition, holding, administration, construction, management and sale of real estate, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE, as well as the provision of advice in the aforementioned areas. The company may engage in any financial, commercial and industrial activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose; create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties, if it serves its interests.