to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate and participations in companies, as well as to make investments of any kind, in Switzerland or abroad, provided that the company may only acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate located in Switzerland, or participations in companies or shares of funds holding real estate located in Switzerland, if the use of the real estate located in Switzerland is exclusively commercial. The company may grant loans or any other form of financing, including participating in cash pooling operations, to shareholders, companies of the same group or third parties, as well as create securities of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of shareholders, companies of the same group or third parties, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or securities on the company's assets. The company may also carry out all operations that relate directly or indirectly to its corporate purpose or that promote or facilitate its development.