The company's purpose in Switzerland and abroad is: the acquisition, sale, holding and management of participations in all commercial, financial or industrial companies and enterprises in any form, specifying that it may hold participations in real estate companies exclusively for commercial use in Switzerland. The company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, movable and immovable (in Switzerland exclusively those for exclusively commercial use) operations in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to the main purpose. It may also create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, operate, use and exercise all intellectual property rights, trademarks, models and/or designs, in any way. The company may provide management services to all companies affiliated with it. The Company may conclude and/or take advantage of financing of any kind for its own account or on behalf of third parties, and in particular, credit or securities operations (including the granting of privileges, assignments and transfers of ownership as security, guarantees, surety contracts, letters of intent, indemnification obligations and economic benefits associated with these operations), for remuneration or free of charge, with, in favor of and/or in relation to the commitments of direct or indirect shareholders, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, even if these financing, credit or coverage operations are in the exclusive interest of direct or indirect shareholders and/or affiliated companies.