The company's purpose is the management and holding of shares in other companies, the provision of administrative, strategic, and financial services, as well as all activities aimed at optimizing, coordinating, and developing the companies within the group. The company may also carry out all financial, commercial, movable, and immovable operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose, as well as create branches or take shares in Switzerland and abroad. It may perform all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies. The company may also grant or request loans from its associates, subsidiaries, or related parties. The company may also provide financing on its own account or on behalf of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and bonds for branches, subsidiaries, and third parties.