The acquisition of participations for its own account or for the account of third parties in companies active in commercial, industrial or financial matters in Switzerland or abroad; it may provide advice in the field of interior decoration; purchase, rent and sell boats and cars in Switzerland and abroad; the company may, in Switzerland and abroad, create branches or subsidiaries, take an interest in and, more generally, participate in all companies and entities having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; carry out all financial, commercial or industrial activities - movable or immovable but within the limits authorized by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners - and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or in direct or indirect relation with it; grant loans or any other form of financing to, and provide guarantees of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of its associates, companies of the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, assignments or transfers as security, pledges or guarantees on the company's assets.