Acquisition, management and sale of interests in companies of any kind, in Switzerland or abroad, with the holding of commercial properties as needed; the company may in particular acquire, transfer, exploit patents, licenses and processes and trademarks and assume the function of advisor; the company may also carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all commercial, securities and financial transactions, in direct or indirect relation to its purpose, in any form whatsoever, in particular in the form of participations; the company may open branches in Switzerland and abroad, found or acquire any company pursuing an analogous or complementary purpose; the company may grant loans or guarantees to its shareholders or third parties.