The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, sale, management and administration of all participations in companies or enterprises in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or similar purpose, carry out all financial or commercial transactions, movable or immovable, in direct or indirect relation to its purpose, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE). The company may grant loans or any other form of financing to affiliated companies, as well as provide any type of security, for the direct or indirect benefit of affiliated companies (or third parties), in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad.