The company's purpose is the operation of a general enterprise and the trade of all types of products. The company also aims to hold shares in all types of companies, the purchase and sale of all types of goods, and real estate promotion, all except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may also engage in any other activity directly or indirectly related to these purposes; it may, in particular, create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other enterprises in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical or similar purposes, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.