The company aims to participate directly or indirectly in companies of all kinds, in particular in financial, service, industrial and trading companies, as well as to acquire and dispose of securities, their movable and immovable assets. The company may take up related business activities, participate in or acquire other companies in Switzerland and abroad, or establish new ones. It may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and, in general, carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company.