Acquisition and management of participations in commercial, industrial, financial and real estate companies based in Switzerland or abroad, as well as the purchase, sale and management of securities and the placement of capital. The company may engage in any financial, commercial or industrial activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose, establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose or merge with such companies, acquire or sell real estate, grant loans or guarantees to its shareholders and/or third parties, and act as guarantor for loans subscribed by shareholders and/or third parties, if it serves its interests, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it.