purchase, sale, management of participations in all commercial, real estate and industrial companies, in Switzerland and abroad; in general, the company may create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or similar purpose, grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties, carry out all financial, commercial, real estate and other operations in Switzerland and abroad, and conclude all contracts that serve to develop its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.