The company's purpose is to engage, in Switzerland and abroad, in any financial management consulting activity, the acquisition, management and holding of participations in all commercial and industrial companies, as well as the acquisition, sale and holding of real estate, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE). The company may also: carry out any financial, commercial or industrial, movable or immovable activity, directly or indirectly related to its purpose; create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad; participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties, if it serves its interests.