The company's purpose is the management of financial participations. The company may carry out any other commercial, industrial, real estate and financial activity, any investment or other activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose or which is suitable to achieve it. It may carry out these operations for itself or on behalf of third parties, as a representative or agent, or have them executed on its behalf by third parties. It may also, on its own behalf or on behalf of third parties, acquire and manage participations in commercial enterprises, located in Switzerland or abroad. The company may grant loans or other direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and to any other company of the group, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and may also guarantee their obligations to third parties in any way, including through pledges, assignments or transfers for security or guarantees of any kind, remunerated or not, even if these guarantees and securities exclusively serve the interests of the direct or indirect shareholders or other companies of the group. Furthermore, it may operate or associate with the companies mentioned above in cash pooling/centralization of net liquidity, including periodic balance adjustments. Finally, it may provide guarantees to creditors for debts incurred by its direct or indirect subsidiaries and by any other company of the group, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries. Finally, the company must preserve the rights of shareholders who do not benefit from the granting of such financing, guarantees, guarantees and/or other securities.