The company's purpose is the management, financing, acquisition, holding and sale of financial, commercial, real estate or industrial participations in Switzerland and abroad. The company may: exercise any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to its purpose, except for operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE); create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties if it serves its interests or those of the group of companies to which it belongs.