The company's purpose is to carry out all financial operations, create and manage companies, trusts and other legal structures, provide services and advice in commercial, financial, legal, brokerage and other matters. The company may also, in Switzerland and abroad, (i) establish branches and/or subsidiaries, take participations in, and more generally participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose, (ii) carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to its purpose, (iii) acquire, hold, manage and/or transfer movable and/or immovable assets in Switzerland and/or abroad and (iv) grant loans, remunerated or not, and/or guarantees to direct or indirect associates, subsidiaries or third parties.