The company's purpose is the acquisition, management, holding and sale of shareholdings in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the financing of such companies; the purchase, sale, management, promotion, construction, conversion and renovation of real estate. The company may engage in any financial, commercial or industrial activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with the same or similar purpose or merge with such companies, acquire or sell real estate, subject to activities prohibited by the LFAIE, grant loans or guarantees to its partners and/or to companies in the group and/or to third parties and act as guarantor for loans subscribed by partners and/or companies in the group and/or third parties, if this is in its interest, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts aimed at developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.