The company's purpose is to provide financing of all kinds, in particular in the form of loans, as well as through the acquisition, holding and management of participations and financial investments. The company is authorized to conduct all business and take all measures that appear necessary or useful for achieving the aforementioned company purpose. It is authorized to establish branch offices and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest, whether through loans and/or other financing, with or without consideration. The company may grant security of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including through pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind, or offset obligations, with or without consideration, even if such financing, security or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it has a direct or indirect interest, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties have a direct or indirect interest.