The purpose of the company is to hold participations and interests in other companies and entities of any type and object, with the possibility of directly or indirectly financing group companies or third-party companies in Switzerland and abroad, also providing for their rental and sale. The company may also carry out activities of granting loans, guarantees, including mortgages, sureties and guarantees, also in favor of third parties, excluding, however, the exercise of banking and insurance activities. The company may also acquire and sell, distribute, manage, receive and grant the use of technologies, know-how, patents, trademarks, licenses and intellectual property rights in the sectors related to the company's purpose. The company may also acquire, enhance, encumber, manage, administer and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with the applicable regulations, with particular reference to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LAFE). The company may, in Switzerland and abroad, carry out all commercial, industrial and financial operations or of any other kind deemed necessary or useful, functionally connected with the company's purpose or aimed at achieving it.