The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and manage participations in all forms in all commercial, industrial, financial and real estate companies in Switzerland and abroad, except for any operation subject to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE). It may also carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or real estate transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose and may be interested, in any form, in all similar companies. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may engage in any financial, commercial, industrial, movable or real estate activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose or likely to promote its realization, conclude contracts that are likely to develop its activities or relate directly or indirectly to them, receive income in the form of interest, commissions and dividends, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, take participations, acquire or create identical or similar companies, participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose. It may perform these operations both on its own account and on behalf of third parties. It may grant loans and provide guarantees in favor of any person, in particular its shareholders and directors.