The company's purpose is the purchase and sale of all movable property or capital, of any kind and wherever they may be located, of all securities and assets, as well as acquiring, holding, managing, and exploiting property rights and/or licenses or sub-licenses on patents, trademarks, know-how, and all other intellectual property rights (with the exception of any operations covered by the LEFin and LSFin or prohibited by the LFAIE). It may create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad, carry out all financial, commercial, industrial, and real estate operations (with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE), and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it. It may also grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties if this promotes its interests.