any activity in the field of business consulting and other management consulting, non-specialized wholesale trade (inter-company trade), translation and interpretation, studies and production of plans, import-export as well as intermediary activities in various products. The company may also acquire, operate, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, in Switzerland and abroad. Operations concerning buildings in Switzerland are limited to buildings whose use is exclusively commercial, in compliance with the LFAIE. The company may create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may also participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose. The company may grant loans or any other form of financing to companies of the same group, for consideration or free of charge. It may provide guarantees of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of companies of the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the company's assets, for consideration or free of charge. The company may also carry out any commercial, financial or other transaction that relates directly or indirectly to its purpose.