The company's purpose is: the acquisition, holding and management of interests in all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable enterprises, both in Switzerland and abroad, it being specified that the company may hold, in Switzerland, only interests in real estate companies with exclusively commercial purposes; in general, the company may carry out all operations and assume all functions, both for its own account and for the account of third parties, which have a direct or indirect connection with its purpose. It may also, either for its own account or for the account of third parties, carry out all financial, commercial, movable or immovable operations related directly or indirectly to its corporate purpose and be interested, in all forms, in all similar enterprises, notably by taking interests in similar enterprises. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.