The company's purpose is the purchase, sale, administration, and management of interests in any companies or enterprises, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland or abroad. In general, the company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties, participate in other enterprises that have a direct or indirect connection with its purpose, acquire or establish enterprises with an identical or analogous purpose, carry out all financial, commercial, real estate (within the limits of the federal law on the acquisition of real estate by foreigners), movable property, and other operations, and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it.