The company's purpose is to acquire and manage participations in domestic and foreign industrial, commercial, administrative and real estate companies, as well as to establish, manage, operate and trade hotels and health resorts. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire and finance such companies. Furthermore, the company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage properties in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that is directly or indirectly related to it.