The trade in optical products and articles or their accessories, as well as all activities in the field of optics in general, all services, all sales of supplies and installation of equipment having a direct or indirect connection with the purpose of the company; all industrial and commercial operations related to the creation, acquisition, rental, lease-management of all business assets, the leasing, installation, operation of all establishments, business assets, factories, workshops related to one or more of the activities specified above, the acquisition, exploitation or transfer of all processes, patents and intellectual property rights concerning these activities; the creation, participation, direct or indirect, by all means, in any form, in any company and any society created or to be created, and more generally all financial, movable or immovable operations, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE, or commercial or industrial enterprises, in Switzerland or abroad, on its own account or on behalf of third parties, which may be related to the purpose of the company or to any similar or related object; all operations of any kind contributing to the realization of the purpose of the company; creation of subsidiaries or branches in Switzerland or abroad; the company may resort to any activity, act or operation of any nature and importance, as long as they can contribute to or facilitate the realization of the activities mentioned in the preceding paragraphs or allow to safeguard directly or indirectly the commercial and financial interests of the company or the companies with which it is in a business relationship; the company may: carry out all movable and immovable operations, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE, and conclude all contracts that are likely to develop its purpose or relate directly or indirectly to it; exercise any financial, commercial or industrial activity in direct or indirect relation to its purpose; participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relation to its purpose; grant loans or guarantees to associates or third parties, if it favors its interests.