The company's purpose is the acquisition, disposal and management of participations in companies and commercial, industrial, financial and real estate enterprises. The company may grant loans. In particular, the company may acquire, sell, dispose of, hold, construct, rent, manage, administer, renovate, maintain, repair, negotiate, carry out any brokerage, promotion, valuation operations concerning real estate, movable property, intellectual property and real estate values and carry out all movable and immovable transactions. 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, hold and manage financial participations, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or relating directly or indirectly thereto, both in Switzerland and abroad.