The company's purpose is to participate in national and foreign financial companies and enterprises. It may assume participations in all similar companies, acquire or create such companies and take charge of all functions that are intended to develop the purpose of the company or have a direct or indirect connection with its purpose. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or found companies with an identical or analogous purpose, carry out all operations, conclude all contracts intended to develop the purpose of the company or directly or indirectly related to it.