The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies of all kinds. The company may also provide management, coordination, administrative and advisory services to participations and affiliated companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, manage and dispose of real estate and properties, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may also conduct financing transactions with third parties and with companies directly or indirectly affiliated with it, and may also provide collateral of all kinds for liabilities of directly or indirectly affiliated companies, in particular parent, sister and subsidiary companies, whether remunerated or not, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers or security assignments.