The company's purpose is the acquisition and management of equity interests in commercial, industrial, financial, and real estate companies based in Switzerland or abroad, as well as the purchase, sale, and management of securities and the investment of capital. The company may engage in any financial, commercial, or industrial activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical or similar objectives or merge with such companies, buy or sell real estate, grant loans or guarantees to its partners and/or group companies and/or third parties, and act as a guarantor for loans taken out by partners and/or group companies and/or third parties, if this is in its interest. The company may also carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing and extending its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.