The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, administration and sale of participations in commercial, financial and industrial companies with their registered office in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the subscription or acquisition of financial participatory instruments. The company may carry out any commercial, industrial, securities and real estate transactions, and financial transactions related to and/or instrumental to the main commercial activity, also for the benefit of other controlled and/or affiliated companies belonging to the group, including the provision and receipt, also without consideration and solely in the interest of the beneficiary or related persons, of intra-group financing and guarantees. The company may open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad; represent third parties, carry out activities and conclude agreements aimed at promoting the purpose of the company, or which are directly or indirectly related to it.