The company's purpose is to acquire, administer, manage and sell participations in all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable property companies, both in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly; it being specified that the company may only hold participations in real estate companies with exclusively commercial use in Switzerland. The company may grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties if it serves its interests. It may conduct its activities both in Switzerland and abroad and take participations in other companies or associate with other companies. The company may carry out any financial, commercial or industrial, movable or immovable property activity, directly or indirectly related to its purpose; it may undertake any other convergent or apt activity to favor it. Furthermore, it may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, as well as found or finance companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose.