The company's purpose is to carry out all financial operations, creation and administration of companies, trusts and other legal structures, provision of services and advice in commercial, financial, brokerage or other matters. The company may also, in Switzerland and abroad, create branches and/or subsidiaries, take participations in, and more generally participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose; carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose; acquire, hold, administer and/or transfer movable and/or immovable assets in Switzerland and/or abroad and grant loans, remunerated or not, and/or guarantees to direct or indirect associates, subsidiaries or third parties.