The company's purpose is to acquire participations in any industrial, commercial or financial companies, groups or enterprises, whether new or existing, to manage its liquidity, to manage, purchase and sell these participations by any means it deems fit, to provide consulting services and any related services, and more generally, to carry out any operations directly or indirectly related to the above-mentioned purpose or promoting the development of the company, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners. The company may, both in Switzerland and abroad: establish branches, participate in other companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose, acquire or establish them, exercise any financial, commercial or industrial activity, whether movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to its purpose, grant loans to its associates and third parties, guarantee loans subscribed by associates and third parties, secure these loans by issuing mortgages and hypothecary securities or by subscribing to any other financial commitment.