The company's purpose is to acquire direct and indirect participations in all companies, in the sense of a holding company, operating notably in the fields of trade in goods and products; business and asset consulting and management; acquisition, management and administration of participations and real estate, all commercial activities; acquisition, purchase, sale, administration, management and financing of participations. It may create 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, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto, including the acquisition and sale of real estate, excluding activities prohibited by the LFAIE.