In Switzerland and abroad: purchase, sale, import and export of industrial equipment, particularly in the field of surface treatment; advice in this matter; all services and all operations converging to these goals; acquisition, rental and sale of real estate; management, promotion and enhancement of real estate and exercise of all activities related to real estate; excluding all operations prohibited by the Federal Act of September 16, 1983 on the acquisition of real estate by foreigners (LFAIE).