The company's purpose is to acquire and hold participations in all Swiss and foreign companies and enterprises, as well as to manage, administer, and sell them; to provide direct or indirect financing to group companies; to provide management, coordination, and strategic support services; to manage intellectual property rights and other intangible assets; to carry out all real estate operations and activities in the real estate sector to the extent permitted by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (LFAIE); and to engage in any other activities related to the main purpose. The company may also: carry out, for its own account or for third parties, all commercial, financial, or industrial operations, and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto; participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect relation to its purpose, acquire or found them; create branches and/or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; have an interest, in any form, in all similar enterprises; and grant loans to partners or to third parties.