The company's purpose is to acquire, purchase, sell, administer and manage participations in all types of companies and enterprises, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland or abroad, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE, and to carry out all real estate transactions, also excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE. It also has the purpose of providing advice in the aforementioned fields. The company may also engage in any other activity having a direct or indirect connection with these purposes; it may in particular create 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 related thereto directly or indirectly.