Acquisition, management and administration of financial participations in all companies or enterprises, in Switzerland or abroad; import and export of all goods, trade, consulting, brokerage and intermediation, in particular of works of art and collectibles; purchase, subscription, sale and management of securities, currencies, patents and trademarks, as well as the execution of all financial transactions; purchase and sale of raw materials and all products of interest to industries and wholesale trade; all brokerage, agency and representation operations; purchase, management and sale of real estate and rights; all interventions and consulting in the fields of organization, corporate economics, financial management, commercial management and computer science, as well as all studies and interventions aimed at the merger of companies; acquiring, selling, managing and providing all services in the field of consulting, research, identification and acquisition of works of art (drawings, sculptures, paintings, photographs) for clients and/or on its own account (cf. statutes for complete purpose).