The acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad (in the case of companies holding real estate located in Switzerland, these must have an exclusively commercial use); as well as the exercise, directly or through participations in companies in Switzerland and abroad, of commercial activities on an international scale and through long-term investments, consisting of: i) the production, marketing, trading, transportation, storage and distribution of agricultural and energy raw materials and financial products; and ii) the acquisition, leasing and operation of assets related to the production, processing, storage, logistics, transportation and distribution of agricultural and energy raw materials, as well as the provision of related services. The Company may: establish branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; participate in all enterprises having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose; grant loans, or any other form of financing to, and provide guarantees of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of its shareholders, companies of the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the Company's assets, if this promotes its interests.