The acquisition or construction of all kinds of buildings - limited in Switzerland to the acquisition of commercial real estate - related to the company's field of activity, for its development or assistance, and the exercise of all kinds of rights over these buildings, borrowing by creating mortgages or other guarantees as security or without creating security, creating a pledge of business assets, providing guarantees or warranties for third-party obligations, granting all kinds of real or personal securities, creating and releasing mortgages and liens and all other similar real rights on all or part of the company's assets, present and future, for the purpose of achieving the company's objectives; the acquisition, holding and management of participations in any enterprise of any form, both in Switzerland and abroad, with the limitation to participations in companies holding only commercial real estate in Switzerland; the acquisition, sale, holding, exploitation, distribution, marketing and management of intellectual property rights, including patents and assets of all kinds, as well as the granting of licenses. The company may enter into transactions with affiliated companies, including its direct and indirect shareholders and other group companies. It may, in particular, grant loans and guarantees of all kinds to cover the obligations of affiliated companies, including pledges, assignments as security, assignments as guarantees, guarantees and warranties, with or without consideration. Furthermore, it may carry out all commercial, financial or securities transactions directly or indirectly related to its purpose or likely to promote it.