The purpose of the company is the management of companies, the provision of domiciliary services and the provision of related services. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the development of the company or that of group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, or to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, or to companies in which such companies have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans or other financing, and may provide security for their liabilities of any kind, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not.