The company's purpose is to acquire, sell and manage participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, to carry out financial transactions, to buy and sell works of art and cultural assets and to operate a gallery. The company can conduct all business that is suitable to promote this purpose directly or indirectly. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, develop and sell real estate. The company is empowered to establish subsidiaries and branch offices in Switzerland and representations abroad within the scope of its purpose.