The acquisition, holding, sale of intellectual property, licenses, goodwill, know-how, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and manufacturing secrets, copyrights, and generally the exploitation of intellectual property rights. The company may carry out all commercial and financial transactions that are intended to develop the purpose of the company or that have a direct or indirect connection with its object. The company may also participate in the financing, in particular by providing guarantees and securities of any kind, of other entities of the group to which the company belongs in the interest of the said group, and grant loans or guarantees to its shareholders and their relatives, or to third parties.