The company's purpose is to engage in all activities related to or connected with the acquisition, management, and sale of interests in various companies, particularly in industrial, oil, financial, or holding companies, as well as to engage in all other commercial or financial activities. To this end, the company may provide technical and administrative services and participate in industrial and commercial enterprises and establish branches or found subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. It may also participate in the financing, in particular by providing guarantees and securities of all kinds, of other entities of the group to which the company belongs in the interest of the said group. The company may also acquire, exploit, and transfer patents, trademarks, and technical and industrial know-how. The company may also acquire, directly or indirectly, real estate. The company may also engage in all activities directly or indirectly related to the above-mentioned purpose.