The company's purpose is: the purchase, sale and marketing in general, in any form and in any way, of any literary, artistic, scientific, educational and intellectual work; the development of any activity related to publishing; all commercial and financial operations (except those resulting from the mandate of financial intermediary within the meaning of Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Federal Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (AMLA), whether movable or immovable, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE, in direct or indirect relation to the purposes described above and likely to promote its social interests; the acquisition of interests in all Swiss or foreign companies pursuing identical or similar purposes, as well as the creation of branches; the granting of loans or advances to its shareholders or third parties, the guarantee of such loans by the issuance or pledging of mortgage securities or other securities, as well as the subscription of any other financial commitment; the company may carry out its activities both in Switzerland and abroad.