The company's purpose is the acquisition and administration of participations in commercial, industrial and financial enterprises located in Switzerland or abroad, the purchase, sale, management of securities and the placement of capital as well as the provision of services and consulting. It may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto, acquire or sell real estate, excluding all operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE).