Surveillance and protection of assets and persons as well as any convergent operation; in general, the company may create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or analogous purpose, grant loans or guarantees to associates or third parties, carry out all financial, commercial, movable, real estate and other operations in Switzerland and abroad, and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.