The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage participations in all forms in all commercial, industrial, financial and real estate companies in Switzerland and abroad, excluding all operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. As a secondary purpose, the Company may, both in Switzerland and abroad: establish branches or subsidiaries, participate in other companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose, acquire or establish them, and in general, carry out any financial, commercial or industrial activity that promotes its development and is directly or indirectly related to its purpose, process these transactions for itself or on behalf of third parties, as a representative, agent, or commissioner, or have them executed on its behalf by third parties, and grant loans or guarantees to shareholders, affiliated companies or third parties.