The company's purpose is to participate in and finance companies of all kinds and industries, to acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, the company may engage in any activities that are suitable to promote the development of the company and the achievement of its purpose, such as establishing branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquiring, participating in, managing, encumbering and selling real estate, as well as providing financing of all kinds, in particular granting loans to third parties or shareholders or securing such loans.