The company's purpose is to acquire, alienate and manage participations in all industrial, commercial or financial enterprises. It may grant loans or any other form of financing, including participating in cash pooling operations, to affiliated companies, as well as provide guarantees of any kind, 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, and this without consideration, on preferential terms or without interest. It may also acquire, manage and exploit patents, trademarks, know-how, recipes and other intellectual property assets, as well as develop or finance the development of processes and products. Furthermore, it may acquire, operate and alienate real estate in Switzerland or abroad, excluding any operations prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may also create branches in Switzerland or abroad; acquire, alienate and manage participations in all industrial, commercial or financial enterprises; participate in other companies, found, acquire or finance companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.