all activities related to import and export, purchasing and selling of products in Switzerland and abroad, as well as services, consulting, studies and assistance in administrative, legal, tax, commercial and financial matters; to this end, the company may participate in industrial and commercial enterprises; it may also participate in the financing, in particular by providing guarantees and securities of all kinds, of other entities of the group to which the company belongs in the interest of the said group, and establish branches or found subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; the company may also carry out all activities directly or indirectly related to the above-mentioned purpose.