The company's purpose is to acquire participations in any form (holding) in companies or entities, and in particular to participate in companies for the realization of initiatives, to grant financing to subsidiaries, to exercise control and coordination of the activities carried out by the subsidiaries; the coordination on a financial and administrative level of the activity of the Group's companies. The company may also acquire and hold real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, with an identical, similar or different purpose. The company may carry out independently or through third parties any direct, indirect and/or collateral activity deemed useful, preparatory or deriving from the achievement of the company's purpose.