The purchase, sale, construction, renovation, leasing, management, and brokerage of properties, as well as all transactions or activities directly related to the company's purpose, for itself or on behalf of third parties. The company may carry out its activities both in Switzerland and abroad, for its own account or on behalf of others. It may acquire, manufacture, lease or sublease, operate and sell all properties (in Switzerland: within the limits permitted by the LFAIE), acquire patents, establishments, machinery, materials that it deems necessary or useful for the achievement of its social purpose and carry out all related activities conducive to the social purpose. It may create branches, contract loans to acquire assets, acquire and establish companies with an identical or analogous purpose, carry out all financial, commercial, securities, real estate and other operations and conclude all contracts aimed at developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.