The company's purpose is the acquisition, sale, administration and management of participations in all commercial, financial, real estate and industrial companies, the holding of patents as well as all financial transactions in any form, in Switzerland or abroad, except for operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. The company may: carry out any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to its purpose, except for operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners; create branches, subsidiaries, in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose, both in Switzerland and abroad; conclude loan agreements with its shareholders, as debtor or creditor, or grant them guarantees if it serves its interests.