The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, sell shares and securities in various Swiss or foreign companies, directly or indirectly, as well as all financial, commercial or industrial operations, movable or immovable, that converge with its goals. The company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all other activities of any nature, in particular financial, commercial, industrial, movable and immovable, in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to its main purpose. It may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with similar purposes, merge with such companies and conclude all contracts that serve to develop or achieve its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties if this serves its interests.