The company's purpose is the acquisition, management, holding, and sale of shareholdings in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the financing of such companies, with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE. It may, in Switzerland or abroad, create branches, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or similar purpose, carry out all operations, with the exception of those prohibited by the LFAIE, develop commercial activities, and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.