The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, administration, management, and disposal of interests in all types of companies and enterprises, regardless of their type and object, in Switzerland and abroad; it being specified that the interests will be limited to companies with exclusively commercial purposes. The company may, directly or indirectly, finance group companies or third-party companies, notably by granting loans, advances, guarantees, securities, or any other form of financing, as well as make capital investments. It may hold, manage, and exploit patents, licenses, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights or intangible assets. It may carry out all commercial, financial, and securities transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose or that are likely to facilitate its realization. The company may create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and take interests in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company's activity does not have its own industrial or commercial operational character, its main purpose being the holding and management of interests within a group of companies.