The company's purpose is to operate a general business, construct and transform buildings; it may also carry out movable and immovable property transactions, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE, the purchase, sale, brokerage, management, administration, operation and development of movable or immovable property and all operations related to these areas of activity. The company may, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, carry out all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable property transactions, excluding operations prohibited by the LFAIE, directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose and grant loans or guarantees to associates or third parties, if it serves its interests.