The company's purpose is to engage in the trade of all raw materials, including but not limited to, oil and oil-derived products, both in Switzerland and abroad. The company may carry out all commercial and financial transactions, take participations in all commercial and financial enterprises and companies, both in Switzerland and abroad. Regarding participations in real estate companies based in Switzerland, these will be limited to real estate companies whose properties are exclusively for commercial use. The company may, either for its own account or for the account of third parties, carry out all commercial, financial, securities, or real estate operations (with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE), directly or indirectly related to its main purpose. It may also establish branches and/or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also grant loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or to its direct or indirect subsidiaries or to those of its direct or indirect shareholders, as well as provide securities of any kind, including pledging or transferring its own assets as security, or provide guarantees of any kind, even if these loans, securities, or guarantees are provided exclusively in the interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or the aforementioned subsidiaries and without any consideration.