The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management, administration and sale of participations in companies based in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also engage in activities such as granting loans, guarantees, including mortgage guarantees, sureties and indemnities, also in favor of third parties, excluding, however, the exercise of banking and insurance activities. The company may also develop, acquire, sell, manage, receive and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, industrial patents, trademarks, licenses and intellectual property rights in general. The company may also acquire, 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 applicable laws. The company may also carry out all commercial, industrial and financial operations deemed necessary or useful and functionally connected with the company's purpose, as well as open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.