The company's purpose is to acquire financial participations, administrative, commercial and financial management of other companies. It may carry out any financial or commercial operation that converges with its purposes, acquire, manage, sell any real estate. It may carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or relating directly or indirectly to it. The company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, movable, real estate or other operations, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE, relating directly or indirectly to its social purpose. The company may acquire, hold, encumber, alienate and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or analogous purpose, or merge with such companies. The company may also grant or request loans to its shareholders, subsidiaries or related parties. The company may also carry out financing for its own account or on behalf of third parties, as well as contract guarantees and sureties for branches, subsidiaries and third parties.