All services and consulting activities, financial investments, financial engineering, development of investment strategies in the field of derivatives, business re-engineering, outsourcing, administration and management of companies; the acquisition, rental and sub-rental of commercial, industrial and private infrastructure as well as their commercial exploitation; the creation for its own account and for the account of third parties of industrial, commercial and service companies, clubs and enterprise foundations with the aim of ensuring the perpetuity of companies and groups of companies beyond generations; establishing and deepening business relationships between companies and individuals; researching, facilitating and creating new business contacts and opportunities for cooperation between commercial, industrial and service companies; researching partnerships, investments and business for third-party companies and individuals; brokerage of movable and immovable property and financial transactions and all other commission-based or result-based services; assuming the functions of representative, agent, broker and any other intermediary in commercial, industrial, financial, know-how and service matters; researching, subscribing, financing and placing venture capital in small and medium-sized enterprises, existing or to be created, for research, innovation, design and development in the field of products and services; the purchase, sale and brokerage of companies, participations, patents, goods, products and services, know-how and ideas, their financing, development and commercial exploitation; the acquisition and trade of antiques, works of art, trinkets, jewelry, precious stones and metals, vehicles, boats and collector's items; researching, organizing and facilitating joint ventures, management buy-outs and buy-ins, leveraged buy-outs, spin-offs and all other corporate restructurings; subscribing, directly or indirectly, to all shares, bonds and participation certificates of Swiss and foreign companies listed on stock exchanges or not, and investing in such securities; making or having made stock exchange investments, including on futures and derivatives markets; developing and creating new financial instruments and issuing options; taking participations in holding and financial companies and in companies with a similar purpose or aimed at promoting its expansion (for complete purpose see articles of association).