The acquisition, holding, administration and disposal of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company is part of a group and may take into account the interests of the group in pursuing its corporate purpose. The company may hold participations in other companies, acquire, operate, administer and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, create subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all acts that arise from its corporate purpose or are suitable to promote its development or that of the group. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders as well as these general direct and indirect subsidiaries, and provide collateral for the obligations of these parties, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees of any kind, remunerated or not.