The company's purpose is to, in Switzerland and abroad, acquire direct or indirect shareholdings in any companies or enterprises in the sense of a holding company. The company may carry out, either for its own account or for the account of third parties, all financial, movable or immovable operations directly or indirectly related to its main purpose. The Company may engage in all activities directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purpose. It may also participate in the financing, notably by providing guarantees and securities of all kinds, to other entities of the group to which the Company belongs in the interest of said group, and establish branches or found subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also grant loans to its shareholders and/or stand in solidarity, guarantee or act as a surety for loans granted by third parties to its shareholders.