The company's purpose will be to engage, in Switzerland and abroad, in holding activities, notably through the acquisition, holding, management, and disposal of interests in all types of companies and enterprises. The company may carry out, either for its own account or for the account of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, movable, and immovable operations (with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE), in Switzerland and abroad, directly or indirectly related to the main purpose. It may also create branches and subsidiaries, in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also grant loans to its shareholders and/or guarantee, endorse, or secure loans granted by third parties to its shareholders or its subsidiaries.