The company aims to acquire, hold and manage participations in companies or businesses in trade, industry, finance and real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as long as they do not require official approval under the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad, BewG, SR 211.412.41, and the company aims to carry out all kinds of business activities in trade and finance. The company can acquire, develop, manage and exploit patents, licenses and manufacturing processes, trade in goods of all kinds, finance and promote any kind of business, acquire and sell real estate and conduct other business, to the extent necessary or useful for achieving its purpose. The company can establish subsidiaries, branches and agencies in Switzerland and abroad and participate in undertakings of the same kind.