various financial activities, in particular granting loans to affiliated companies mainly domiciled abroad and in Switzerland and managing liquidity; the company may also act as guarantor for loans contracted by its affiliated companies; participation, in any form, in commercial, financial or industrial enterprises, abroad and in Switzerland, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE; administration of such participations; all transactions involving the purchase, subscription, sale or exchange of shares, bonds and other securities (cf. articles of association for full purpose).