The company's purpose is to acquire and manage participations in all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable property companies, both in Switzerland and abroad; in general, to carry out all operations and assume all functions, both on its own account and on behalf of third parties, which have a direct or indirect connection with its purpose, as well as the management, administration or advisory services of companies in which it has a participation. The company may also acquire, sell, rent, lease and manage real estate, parts of real estate and immovable property, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may grant its direct or indirect shareholders, as well as its direct or indirect subsidiaries, against remuneration or not, loans or other financing and provide, to cover the commitments of such other companies, securities of all kinds, including by way of pledge or fiduciary transfers of ownership of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of all kinds.