asset management; operation of agricultural plots, agricultural estates, in particular vineyards, including all commercial activities related to the production and marketing of wine and other beverages, in particular operation, purchase, sale, cultivation of vines, production and marketing of vine products, purchase of agricultural or non-agricultural properties directly or indirectly related to the company's operations; the company may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable transactions, excluding any transactions prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE) in direct or indirect relation to its social purpose, establish 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.