The purpose of the company is: holding, acquiring, managing and exploiting, developing and realizing participations of any kind in financial, industrial, commercial and real estate companies, as well as holding intellectual property rights and assets. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, acquire or sell real estate, provided that this is not contrary to the LFAIE, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect shareholders, as well as to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, with or without remuneration, and provide security of all kinds to cover the obligations of such other companies, including by way of pledge or fiduciary transfer of ownership of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of all kinds.