The company's purpose is to manage the assets of its shareholders and its own assets, as well as to provide advice in the areas of management, management, marketing, and commerce. The company may, in addition, in Switzerland and abroad, create branches or subsidiaries, take participations in, and more generally participate in, all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose. The company may also carry out all financial, commercial, movable or real estate transactions directly or indirectly related to the main purpose, or likely to promote its development, it being specified that any acquisition of real estate in Switzerland may only take place if these real estate properties have an exclusively commercial use. The company may provide financial assistance, including loans, advances, guarantees or securities of all kinds, to its shareholders, affiliated companies, related persons or third parties.