The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, sell, administer, manage and finance all participations, direct or indirect, of any kind, in any type of companies or corporations, in Switzerland and abroad, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE; the company may create subsidiaries and branches; the company may acquire, hold and dispose of intellectual property rights and real estate, except for operations prohibited by the LFAIE; the company may carry out all commercial, financial or other operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose; the company may provide direct or indirect financing, whether in the form of loans and/or any other form of financing, with or without remuneration, to third parties or to companies in which it holds direct or indirect participations, as well as to its direct or indirect shareholders and to companies in which they hold direct or indirect participations; the company may also provide any kind of securities or guarantees to secure its obligations or the obligations of each of the aforementioned persons, including in the form of pledges, assignments or transfers as security, guarantees of any kind or indemnification commitments, with or without remuneration; the company may provide such financing, securities or guarantees even if it is in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it holds direct or indirect participations, or in the interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which they hold direct or indirect participations.