to acquire and manage participations in all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable enterprises in Switzerland, within or outside the EU, to acquire, register, license and administer exploitation rights, and to sell all trademarks, patents and other intangible assets; to create identical or similar enterprises in Switzerland and within or outside the EU, to carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are intended to develop the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it; the company may carry out any financial or commercial operation related to its purpose or likely to promote it, including the acquisition of real estate for this purpose; it may also establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire participations, found or finance companies with a direct or indirect connection to its purpose; it may grant guarantees, make loans or advances to shareholders or third parties