Acquisition and administration of participations, on its own account or on behalf of third parties, as representative or in a fiduciary capacity, in commercial, industrial, financial or real estate companies, located in Switzerland or abroad, by acquiring shares, bonds, participations, holding claims in any suitable form, acquiring patents and trademarks. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, acquire, manage and dispose of real estate, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly.