The company's purpose is to hold and manage participations of all kinds. The company may also provide legal services in Switzerland and abroad through lawyers and other qualified advisors registered in Switzerland, as well as related activities, and offer notary services and other business through lawyers authorized to perform public notarizations. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies of any kind, assume representations, and enter into any business and conclude contracts that may serve to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also enter into financing agreements for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantee, surety, and pledge agreements for affiliated companies and third parties. It may acquire, lease, rent, encumber, and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, or sell any type of debt or securities in Switzerland or abroad.