The company's purpose is to analyze and advise in the field of finance, advise on public or private investments, strategy, securities and risk management, and operational management. The company may also carry out any other activity that has a direct or indirect connection with 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 similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.