The company's purpose is: all operations directly or indirectly related to the acquisition of participations in any form in all types of Swiss or foreign companies; management, administration and sale of all types of participations; administration and acquisition of securities, management, control and development of these participations, as well as the acquisition of trademarks and patents. Furthermore, it may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose and may be interested, in any form, in all similar companies, in particular by acquiring participations in similar companies. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.