The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management, development and disposal of participations in all enterprises and financial, commercial, industrial or real estate companies, in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the financing, granting of guarantees, control and advice in favor of the companies and corporations in which it participates, and, in general, the performance of all operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, real estate or movable transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose and grant loans or guarantees to associates or third parties, if it serves its interests, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE.