all activities related to the exercise of the profession of commercial agent; all industrial and commercial operations relating to the creation, acquisition, rental, lease-management of all business assets, the taking of leases, the installation, operation of all establishments, business assets, factories, workshops, relating to one or more of the activities specified above, to the taking, acquisition, operation or transfer of all processes, patents, and intellectual property rights concerning these activities and to direct or indirect participation in all financial, securities or real estate transactions or commercial or industrial enterprises that may be related to the company's purpose or any similar or related purpose and all operations contributing to the achievement of this goal; the company may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or analogous purpose, merge with such companies, acquire or sell real estate, and carry out all operations and conclude all contracts intended to develop and expand its purpose or relating thereto directly or indirectly; it may provide loans to associates or third parties if it serves its interests