The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management, and sale of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, in the sense of a holding company, as well as any other activity directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purpose, with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may also engage in the trading of derivative products, as well as any other exchange-traded financial instruments, also with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may also carry out any other activity directly or indirectly related to these purposes; it may, in particular, create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or analogous purpose, 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. It may also grant loans or guarantees to partners or third parties, if this promotes its interests.