The company's purpose is to manage shareholdings and investments in companies of all types and real estate investments for the purpose of placements or sales. The company may take any shareholdings in similar or analogous businesses, acquire any properties for its own needs as permanent establishments within the meaning of the LFAIE or sell them. It may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with the same or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out any financial or service operations and conclude any contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto, with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE.