The company's purpose is to hold and manage participations in Switzerland and abroad, particularly in the agricultural sector. The company may acquire, encumber and sell shares in companies, make financial investments of all kinds, participate in start-up projects, acquire, use and sell licenses, patents, names and trademark rights, provide auxiliary services in the interest of the participating companies, arrange financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, acquire, manage, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business and conclude all contracts that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose or are in its interest.