The company's purpose is to engage, in compliance with the provisions of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations (BewG), both in Switzerland and abroad, in the following activities: The purchase, sale, brokerage, management, and exploitation of real estate for its own account or for the account of third parties; The acquisition, ownership, management, and exploitation of securities and participations in all types of commercial, financial, industrial, and real estate companies in Switzerland and abroad; The import, export, and trade of products, in particular processed products. The company may conduct all financial, commercial, industrial, movable, and immovable property transactions in Switzerland and abroad, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, which are directly or indirectly related to the main purpose. It may open branches and hold subsidiaries. It may also grant loans to its shareholders and/or solidarize with third parties, guarantee loans or act as guarantor for loans granted to its shareholders by third parties.