The company's purpose is the acquisition, administration and management of direct and indirect participations in all companies, in Switzerland or abroad, in the sense of a holding company, and to provide all financial advice. The company may also undertake, on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all commercial, industrial, financial, securities and real estate transactions, in direct or indirect relation to its purpose, in any form (excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE), in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to the main purpose, in particular in the form of participations. The company may open branches in Switzerland and abroad, establish or acquire any company pursuing a similar or complementary purpose. The company may grant loans or guarantees to its shareholders or third parties.