The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, financing, sale and transfer of participations in all Swiss and foreign companies and corporations, whether financial, industrial, commercial, movable or immovable, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may: carry out any financial, commercial or industrial, movable or immovable activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose; create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; grant loans or guarantees to shareholders, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies or third parties, if it serves its interests or those of the group of companies to which it belongs; carry out any treasury activity on behalf of the group to which it belongs.