The company's purpose is: all consulting, management, administration and direction activities of companies as well as all consulting, management and administration activities of private and professional assets. The company may also: a) carry out all commercial, financial, movable or immovable transactions, the latter provided they are not subject to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners of December 16, 1983 (LFAIE); b) take participations in other companies; c) in general, carry out all operations having a direct or indirect connection with the company's purpose in Switzerland and abroad. The company may have subsidiaries or establish branches in Switzerland and abroad.