The company's purpose is the management and sale of financial participations in companies and enterprises of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company may carry out financings for its own account or for the account of third parties, it may grant loans or guarantees of all kinds to third parties, as well as contract guarantees and bonds for related companies and third parties. It may 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, acquire or sell real estate, the acquisition, holding of vehicles, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto, with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE.