To participate in all commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, to create, acquire, lease, finance, advance or lend to them, to centrally manage and direct group companies and coordinate financial and commercial operations. The company may pursue its purpose through any operations - especially through any contracts - without limitation: - regarding their location - in Switzerland or abroad; - regarding their object - whether it concerns material property (movable or immovable) or intellectual property or services; - regarding their execution - whether by the company, by branches of the company, by participations in other companies or by subcontractors. The company may also conclude loan agreements with its shareholders, as debtor or creditor, or grant them guarantees, if this serves its interests.