The company's purpose is the acquisition, sale, and administration of participations in other companies or enterprises of any kind, with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE. It also aims to carry out all real estate operations, with the exception of those prohibited by the LFAIE. The company may additionally engage in any other activity directly or indirectly related to these purposes; it may, in particular, create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other enterprises in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical or similar objectives, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations, and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.