The holding of participations and assets and private equity (venture capital) operations in all fields and industries, in Switzerland and internationally, and provision of family office services. The company may also acquire, hold, trade, manage and administer real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches, as well as participate in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, encumber and sell land and intellectual property rights. It may also carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to group companies and third parties, including their shareholders (direct and indirect) and companies of their group, and may provide guarantees for their debts of all kinds, including by way of pledges or fiduciary assignments of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, for consideration or not.