The company's purpose is to acquire, purchase, sell, administer and manage participations on its own account and on behalf of third parties, as a representative or in a fiduciary capacity, in commercial, industrial, financial and real estate companies, directly or indirectly, located in Switzerland or abroad, by acquiring shares, bonds, participations, holding claims or in any other suitable form, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE) (for full purpose see articles of association).