- to create, establish and administer foundations and/or companies, to exercise all functions of a 'protector' (supervision), administrator, executor, representative and general agent, and, both as a fiduciary and in its own account, to acquire, hold, manage, pledge, mortgage or provide security on and sell/transfer all funds, assets, rights, real estate, as well as participations and other securities. With regard to participations in real estate companies located in Switzerland, they will be limited to real estate companies whose properties are exclusively for commercial use. Real estate acquisitions in Switzerland will be limited to properties exclusively for commercial use. - to guarantee or grant loans to its shareholders, affiliated companies, and third parties, to offer all administrative, technical, financial, accounting or other services to the companies and branches of the group to which it belongs, and in general, to carry out all management activities required by said companies or which would otherwise be incumbent upon it. The company operates mainly in Switzerland. It may carry out any operation related to its purpose or likely to promote it. It may also carry out all commercial, financial, securities or real estate transactions directly or indirectly related to its purpose. It may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, take participations, found or finance companies in Switzerland or abroad.