The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding and management of equity interests in commercial, industrial, financial and real estate companies. The company may carry out, either for its own account or for the account of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable operations, with the exception of 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 from its shareholders, its subsidiaries or related parties and carry out all commercial, financial or other transactions directly or indirectly pursuing its purpose. It may in particular 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 aimed at developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.