acquisition, administration and management of participations in Switzerland and abroad, in all industrial, commercial, financial, real estate or other companies, as well as related services; the company may provide direct or indirect financing, whether in the form of loans and/or in 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 (cf. statutes for full purpose)