The company's purpose (in strict compliance with the rules governing the acquisition of real estate by foreigners) is: the acquisition, administration and management of participations in all industrial, commercial, financial, real estate or other companies in Switzerland or abroad, in the sense of a holding company; the representation and trade of all goods and products as well as the acquisition and exploitation of licenses and patents; as an ancillary activity, the execution of all commercial and financial transactions, movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to the above-mentioned purposes, as well as the participation in all Swiss or foreign companies pursuing identical or similar purposes. The company may also grant loans and/or guarantees, in any form, to its shareholders or third parties. The company may exercise its activity both in Switzerland and abroad.