The company's activities include consulting, engineering, research and development, technical assistance, quality control and auditing in the industry in general, particularly in the energy industry. In general, the company may engage in any financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable activity, directly or indirectly related to its purpose or conducive to its realization, conclude contracts that are intended to develop its activities or relate directly or indirectly thereto, receive products in the form of interest, commissions and dividends, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, take participations, acquire or create identical or similar companies, participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose. It may perform these operations for its own account as well as for the account of third parties. It may acquire, operate and dispose of real estate; it may grant loans and provide guarantees in favor of any person, in particular its associates and managers.