The company's purpose is to provide professional services in the nautical and technical fields, as well as to conduct any business related to maritime and inland navigation. The company may also engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are intended to promote or facilitate the development of the company and the achievement of its purpose. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties, and acquire, hold, manage, and sell intellectual property rights. The company may grant direct or indirect financing (including cash pooling) to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, its direct or indirect shareholders, and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide security for the obligations of such companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid.