The company's activities include the construction of buildings as well as the acquisition of properties and land in Switzerland and abroad. The company can encumber, manage or sell real estate, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in, acquire or merge with other companies in Switzerland and abroad, provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, grant guarantees and warranties for subsidiaries and third parties, and acquire, exploit or sell patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights and other industrial property rights in any form.