The acquisition and sale, holding, as well as development, enhancement, construction, administration, brokerage, leasing, and all real estate operations, in Switzerland and abroad. The company may take and hold shares and any other assets, for its own account and in a fiduciary capacity. The company may acquire, hold, manage, operate, and transfer shares in companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as open branches and establish subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in group financing, including by granting loans to its direct or indirect partners or to other companies in the group or by granting guarantees or other securities of any kind for their commitments to third parties, even if these loans or securities are exclusively in the interest of its direct or indirect partners or other companies in the group or are granted free of charge. The company may also carry out all operations that seem likely to promote the purpose of the company or that are related thereto.