The company's purpose is the import and export of all goods in Switzerland and abroad, business services, consulting, the purchase, sale and holding of participations in Swiss and foreign companies, the operation of restaurants and shops and all convergent activities. The company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable operations, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE, directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. It may acquire, hold and dispose of real estate and, in general, carry out any activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may also grant or request loans to its associates, subsidiaries or related parties and carry out all commercial, financial or other transactions pursuing its purpose directly or indirectly. It may notably create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or directly or indirectly related to it.