To acquire, alienate and manage participations in all industrial, commercial or financial, movable or immovable (exclusively commercial) enterprises. It may grant loans or any other form of financing, including participating in treasury operations (cash pooling), to affiliated companies, as well as provide guarantees of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of affiliated companies (or third parties), in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, and this without consideration, on preferential terms or without interest. It may also acquire, manage and exploit patents, trademarks, know-how, recipes and other intellectual property assets, as well as develop or finance the development of processes and products. Furthermore, it may acquire, operate and alienate real estate exclusively for commercial use, in Switzerland or abroad. The company may also create branches, in Switzerland or abroad; participate in other companies, found, acquire or finance companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.