The company's purpose is to acquire shareholdings on its own behalf or on behalf of third parties in companies active in commercial, industrial, or financial matters in Switzerland or abroad. The company is authorized to carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. Furthermore, the company may also provide consulting and service activities, particularly in the areas of management, organization, administration, strategy, and operational support, for the benefit of affiliated companies or third parties, in Switzerland and abroad. In general, the company may establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or similar purpose, grant loans or guarantees to partners or third parties, and carry out, both in Switzerland and abroad, all financial, commercial, securities, real estate, and other operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it.