The company's purpose is the acquisition, sale, administration and management of participations in all real estate, commercial, financial, industrial or other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as their financing. The company 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, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire real estate, encumber it, alienate it and administer it. The company may, with or without remuneration, grant loans to its members or third parties, or provide securities of all kinds to cover the obligations of its members or third parties.