The subscription, purchase, sale, administration, control and management of participations in companies or commercial, financial, industrial, movable or immovable property companies, directly or indirectly. The company may, in particular, directly or indirectly, acquire, hold, use, manage, administer, rent, operate, maintain, build, develop, transform, develop, subdivide, mortgage, sell, assign or dispose of in any other form all movable or immovable property. The company may grant loans or other financing to affiliated companies or third parties and provide security of any kind for the obligations of affiliated companies or third parties, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary assignments of the company's assets. The company may carry out all operations within the framework of the purpose or enabling the achievement of the social purpose and may take participations in all companies or societies having a similar or analogous purpose in Switzerland or abroad. The company may establish branches in Switzerland or abroad.