The acquisition, administration and management of participations in all companies, commercial or financial enterprises, in particular in the field of computer science; the financing of any company in the aforementioned fields. The company may, in addition, carry out all financial or commercial transactions in direct or indirect relation to its purpose or apt to favor it. The company may also exercise in Switzerland and abroad, any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, in direct or indirect relation to its purpose, with the exception of operations prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE); create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect relation to its purpose; grant and award loans and other financings to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, to its direct or indirect parent companies as well as to the direct or indirect subsidiaries of the latter or to third parties, for consideration or free of charge, in particular provide guarantees of all kinds to secure the commitments of these companies, including by way of pledges on its assets or transfers of ownership for security purposes, or by way of other guarantees.