The company's purpose is to acquire participations in other Swiss or foreign companies, to buy, sell and manage participation titles, licenses, patents and any other rights, as well as all financial activities in these areas. The company has the power to take interests in any form in all companies or companies with an identical or analogous purpose, or which are likely to promote its social purpose, by creating new companies or businesses, contributions, subscriptions, purchases of titles and participations or social rights, or by merger or association. The company may, on its own account or on behalf of third parties, carry out all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may also grant loans or any other form of financing, as well as provide guarantees of any kind, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the company's assets for the direct or indirect benefit of companies of the same group, its associates, its close relatives or third parties. Finally, the company may create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.