The company's purpose is to acquire, hold and sell shares and participations for its own account, both in Switzerland and abroad. The company provides advice on: structure and capital raising; corporate concentration, acquisition and/or disposal of participations; portfolio structuring advisory services (excluding any investment advisory activity). The company may acquire, manage and sell securities, intangible rights and real estate. The company may also provide financing for itself or on behalf of third parties (without acting as a financial intermediary), provide guarantees and act as guarantor for its subsidiaries or third parties. Furthermore, it may grant loans and provide guarantees in favor of its associates or their relatives. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with similar purposes, merge with such companies and conclude all contracts that are suitable to develop or achieve its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.