The company aims to acquire, manage and dispose of financial investments of all kinds and participations in other domestic and foreign companies, as well as its own asset management. Furthermore, the company aims to acquire and lease ships, market these ships, and advise and publish works related to travel carried out with these ships. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.