The acquisition and management of all securities, assets and movable and immovable property in all companies, except for operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE), it being specified that the company only acquires real estate that serves exclusively as permanent establishments within the meaning of Art. 2 para. 2 let. a LFAIE, the management of the activity and the coordination of its subsidiaries and companies or enterprises having a common economic interest with the company, the provision to them of general services in the fields of commercial, marketing, administrative and financial management, all advice and consulting, as well as catering activities and the training of apprentices, interns or employees in continuing education; the company may engage in any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to its purpose, establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose, and grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties, if it serves its interests.