The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management and sale of participations in companies of any kind, in Switzerland or abroad, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other commercial enterprises in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, acquire and dispose of real estate, securities, patents and other protective rights, as well as carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it. Furthermore, the company may provide any advice in the field of real estate, respectively exercise any function or operation in the sphere of activities of a trust company or consulting company. In addition, it may be involved in any commercial, financial, industrial or real estate matter that is directly or indirectly related to its main purpose.