The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding and management of participations in commercial, financial and real estate companies in Switzerland and abroad; the company may also grant loans to shareholders. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose or merge with such companies, acquire, manage and dispose of properties, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly. It may acquire, hold and dispose of properties in Switzerland and abroad.