The company's purpose is the acquisition, management, holding and sale of participations, as well as all financial transactions with industrial, commercial, movable, real estate or financial companies and corporations having their registered office in Switzerland or abroad, in any form whatsoever, excluding any operation subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE). The company may carry out any financial or commercial operation related to its purpose or likely to promote it. It may also create branches in Switzerland and abroad, grant loans to its associates or third parties, with or without remuneration, or provide guarantees of any kind to cover the commitments of its associates or third parties. The company may acquire real estate in Switzerland and abroad, encumber it, sell it and manage it.