The Company's purpose is, in Switzerland and abroad, but excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE: to hold, administer, manage, sell participations and to make any investment in any companies and businesses; to acquire, hold, renovate and sell real estate; to file, acquire, hold and sell patents and/or any intellectual property rights (trademarks, etc.) and to acquire, hold and grant licenses; to grant loans and/or any other form of financing to one or more shareholders, group companies of which the Company is a part and/or third parties for their direct or indirect benefit, if it serves the interests of the Company; to provide guarantees and/or any other form of security to one or more shareholders, group companies of which the Company is a part and/or one or more third parties to secure commitments and/or obligations of one or more shareholders, group companies of which the Company is a part and/or one or more third parties, if it serves the interests of the Company.