The company's purpose is to acquire and permanently manage participations in other commercial, industrial, financial companies and real estate companies. It can take on control, coordination, consulting, management and executive tasks, both for companies in which it is involved and for third-party companies. The company can establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish similar and related companies, and merge with similar or related companies. It can also carry out financing and all other business that is suitable to promote the purpose of the company. Furthermore, the company can acquire, manage and sell properties, as well as acquire, manage and sell copyrights, patents and licenses of all kinds, and enter into all business or conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company, or that are directly or indirectly related to it.