to acquire and manage participations in all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable enterprises, both in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to carry out all commercial and financial transactions directly or indirectly related to its purpose; to buy, sell, manage, broker and renovate all kinds of properties in the real estate sector; to import and export, buy, sell and distribute, in any form, wholesale, retail or by correspondence, all raw or manufactured products; to provide all kinds of advice and services to companies of all kinds; to buy and sell all motorized or non-motorized vehicles; the company may grant loans to its associates, to companies affiliated with them or to third parties, and may act as guarantor, provide securities or guarantee any commitment made by its associates, companies affiliated with them or third parties (cf. statutes for full purpose)